The co-founder of the Casa platform carried out a so-called griefer attack on the Bitcoin test network. The attack interrupted the synchronization of nodes, which was first noticed by fraudsters.
Jameson Lopp said that his attack resulted in the creation of over 165,000 blocks in just a week. Under normal circumstances, they would have taken several years to build. A "griefer attack" involves creating multiple transactions that increase the load on the network, interrupting other operations in it.
According to the head of the technical department of the Lightning Labs platform, Leo Weese, the attack caused a failure in the synchronization of nodes of the Bitcoin test network. Jameson Lopp, in turn, assured that the purpose of the attack was to demonstrate the weakest points of the blockchain, and not the intention to disable it.:
"I have attacked the Bitcoin testnet and am in favor of resetting the testnet. We need guarantees that the coins of this network will not have any value. Developers don't have to pay for testing their software."
The Casa co-founder advocated fixing bugs that allow you to create multiple blocks in a short time. Jameson Lopp complained that criminals, not experienced blockchain developers, were the first to notice the attack on the test network, but the attack itself was spent exactly $1, which was needed to pay the electricity bill.
Jameson Lopp said that his attack resulted in the creation of over 165,000 blocks in just a week. Under normal circumstances, they would have taken several years to build. A "griefer attack" involves creating multiple transactions that increase the load on the network, interrupting other operations in it.
According to the head of the technical department of the Lightning Labs platform, Leo Weese, the attack caused a failure in the synchronization of nodes of the Bitcoin test network. Jameson Lopp, in turn, assured that the purpose of the attack was to demonstrate the weakest points of the blockchain, and not the intention to disable it.:
"I have attacked the Bitcoin testnet and am in favor of resetting the testnet. We need guarantees that the coins of this network will not have any value. Developers don't have to pay for testing their software."
The Casa co-founder advocated fixing bugs that allow you to create multiple blocks in a short time. Jameson Lopp complained that criminals, not experienced blockchain developers, were the first to notice the attack on the test network, but the attack itself was spent exactly $1, which was needed to pay the electricity bill.
