Vulnerabilities in SHA256

Wednesday, 06 June 2012 06:41 Written by Jacqueline Lües
Absa information security researcher Frans Lategan said there are vulnerabilities in the cryptography in use for digital currency Bitcoin – SHA256.

Lategan said the vulnerabilities in this gold standard cryptography may be “scratches in the paintwork, rather than a train smash”, but the fact that they exist indicates that vulnerabilities can exist even in trusted algorithms in use to protect currency as valuable and widespread as Bitcoin.