“DogeReaper” Vulnerability Exposed! Dogecoin Network Suffers Heavy Blow, 69% of Nodes Crash, Community Faces Trust Crisis

Recently, the Dogecoin network encountered a vulnerability attack named “DogeReaper,” causing approximately 69% of active nodes to fail, exposing serious security flaws in the old network. According to blockchain analytics platform Blockchain data, earlier this week, the number of active Dogecoin nodes plummeted from 647 to 205. Although some nodes have since recovered, the current total has risen to 331, but this incident reveals areas in the network architecture that urgently need improvement.

The “DogeReaper” vulnerability was first reported by security engineer Tobias Ruck, who revealed that hackers could remotely trigger segmentation faults, forcing Dogecoin nodes to crash. Sequentia developer Andreas Kohl admitted on social platform X that he successfully launched the attack using a ten-year-old laptop. Kohl stated that only old version nodes were affected, while centralized exchanges and major custodial platforms were not impacted. He added that many Dogecoin users did not notice the attack because they held tokens through exchanges or third-party custodians.

This attack exposed potential fatal flaws in Dogecoin's decentralized architecture. Researchers have likened this vulnerability to the “death rule” in “Death Note”: once triggered, the Dogecoin network could potentially “die,” causing transactions and block generation to pause for several days, severely affecting its normal operation.

Nevertheless, Dogecoin's market performance remains temporarily stable, with the price slightly dropping to $0.4073, a decrease of 2.54%. However, the Dogecoin team is under immense pressure to quickly fix the vulnerability and restore the network's security and community trust.

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