Anandu Aman

As mentioned in the getmonero.org blog post , the binaries of Command Line Interface (CLI) of Monero were recently compromised. For readers who are unaware of Monero, it is a cryptocurrency which aims to protect the financial privacy of its users. It is based on well-known technologies such as ring signatures and Confidential Transactions; I suggest reading Mastering Monero to better understand its fundamentals. Before starting my post-mortem analysis, I’d like to highlight that - at the moment of writing - I have no idea of HOW the downloads.getmonero.org server was compromised. This blog post will be updated once engineers finish inspecting the box. At first, nikitasius reported - via a Github issue a mismatched hash (SHA256: b99009d2e47989262c23f7277808f7bb0115075e7467061d54fd80c51a22e63d for the archive monero.tar.bz2) of the monero.tar.bz2 for Linux. This file is a compressed archive which contains the Monero Command Line client used to manage the walle...

As the blockchain and digital asset ecosystem continues to blossom and produce revolutionary technologies that may potentially be the driving forces of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, newcomers to the space are considering what storage options are available for assets such as cryptocurrencies and crypto tokens. Since the launch of Bitcoin in January 2009, we have seen an evolution in the functionality and security of different wallet types that have been brought to market over the years. Below, you will find a brief overview that introduces the concept of a wallet for blockchain-based digital assets and, after this, we will dig a little bit deeper into different types of wallets such as web wallets, hardware wallets, mobile wallets, and desktop wallets. What Is a Wallet for Blockchain-Based Digital Assets? When you hear the term “wallet,” it might lead you to think about physical storage. For many of us, a wallet is simply a pocket-sized case that is typica...