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Well-known vulnerability in private keys likely exploited in $160M Wintermute hack

The vulnerability in private keys generated by the popular Profanity vanity key generator was noted in January and has already been implicated in at least one major hack.

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Well-known vulnerability in private keys likely exploited in $160M Wintermute hack

The vulnerability in private keys generated by the popular Profanity vanity key generator was noted in January and has already been implicated in at least one major hack.

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