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ZenCash 51% attack: $550.00K Reported Loss

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Incident Overview

The ZenCash encountered a 51% cyber attack or double-spend attack at around 8:26 PM on June 2nd (June 3rd 00:26 UTC). This attack resulted in the loss of Zen encrypted tokens worth approximately US $550,000. The ZenCash team responded immediately and implemented preventive mitigation measures, which greatly increased the difficulty of future cyber attacks.

Sources & References

Original incident referencehttps://blog.zencash.com/zencash-statement-on-double-spend-attack/ (opens in a new tab)

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