Stepn, A ‘Move-To-Earn’ Application Suffers Cyber Attack After Upgrade
Stepn, a “move-to-earn” application hosted on the Solana blockchain, suffered multiple distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks after the cryptocurrency outfit updated its system. Stepn, known for giving users crypto...
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Stepn, a “move-to-earn” application hosted on the Solana blockchain, suffered multiple distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks after the cryptocurrency outfit updated its system. Stepn, known for giving users cryptocurrency rewards for walking or jogging, recommended that its users “get some rest” while it worked to secure its servers and recover from the various attacks.
The outage now experienced by Stepn holders follows an “anti-cheating” upgrade made on the network on June 3rd. This upgrade aimed to eliminate bots from the platform and prevent rewards from being obtained through the use of fraudulent motion data. Before ...
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