Android major security breach or cause Bitcoin to be stolen

Source: Internet
Author: User
Keywords Bitcoin security breach.
Sina Science and technology news in Beijing August 12 morning, according to the U.S. Science and Technology blog Theverge reported that the Bitcoin developers in a blog recently said they found a major flaw in the Android operating system, it is easy to cause Bitcoin to be stolen by hackers. It is understood that this vulnerability will affect each of the Android version of Bitcoin wallet applications, including Bitcoin Wallet, Blockchain.info Wallet, Bitcoinspinner, Mycelium Wallet, and other popular wallet applications. Developers say the flaw has hit the Android system's ability to generate secure random numbers that help secure the user's Bitcoin account. Bitcoin trading platforms such as Mt. Gox and Coinbase are not affected by this vulnerability because the keys for these services are not randomly generated on the device. Developers suggest that users who are using the Android version of the electronic wallet should generate a new address with a reliable random number generator and then put all the Bitcoin back in their wallet. At the same time, the information posted on the bitcointalk.org website shows that developers are planning to introduce some upgrades to enhance the security of the vulnerability-affected version of the Android coin purse. (sailing) More entrepreneurial innovation information, in the "New Horizons of Silicon Valley"
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