Bitcoin Wallet Samourai Warns Users of “Dusting Attack”

2018-10-27 18:00

On October 25, 2018, the privacy-centric cryptocurrency wallet Samourai warned users via Twitter of a new type of tracking tactic called a “dusting attack. ” Biting the Dust According to tweets, the attack is an attempt to compromise the security and privacy of Samourai users by using “coin dust” to deanonymize users and linking their transactional inputs together.

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