Zcash Founder Reveals Critical Orchard Pool Counterfeiting Vulnerability
Zcash founder Zooko disclosed a critical bug in the Orchard pool that could have allowed unlimited undetectable minting of ZEC. The vulnerability was discovered on May 29 and patched by June 2.
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Zcash founder Zooko has disclosed a critical counterfeiting vulnerability in the protocol's Orchard privacy pool. The flaw could have enabled an attacker to mint an unlimited amount of ZEC without detection.
The vulnerability was discovered on May 29 and was patched by June 2. No funds were reportedly lost, and the network remains secure. The disclosure comes as part of Zcash's commitment to transparency.
Source: Cointelegraph