BitGo addressed a major security flaw initially found by Fireblocks.
BitGo has corrected a flaw which had the potential to divulge the confidential keys of both retail and enterprise customers.
In a groundbreaking discovery, the cryptography research team Fireblocks identified a potential vulnerability in the BitGo Threshold Signature Scheme (TSS) wallets in December 2022. This vulnerability had the potential to expose the private keys of the exchanges, banks, businesses and users who were using the platform. After notifying the BitGo team, the researchers are confident that the security flaw has been addressed, ensuring that users of the platform can rest assured that their private keys remain secure.
On February 2023, Fireblocks, a cryptocurrency security firm, reported of a vulnerability in a service provided by BitGo, a digital asset security company. Dubbed BitGo Zero Proof Vulnerability, the security breach was capable of allowing potential attackers to extract a private key in under a minute using a small amount of JavaScript code. In response to the security breach, BitGo suspended the vulnerable service on December 10 and released a patch on February 2023. The patch requires that all clients update their version to the latest version by March 17. "We take security very seriously, and our teams acted quickly to fix the issue and protect our clients," said BitGo CEO Mike Belshe.
The Fireblocks team has identified a major exploit in the popular BitGo cryptocurrency wallet protocol. Fireblocks researchers detailed how they discovered the exploit, which was made possible by a missing part of mandatory zero-knowledge proofs in the ECDSA TSS wallet protocol. Through a simple attack, the team was able to expose the wallet's private key using a free BitGo account on mainnet. The Fireblocks team is committed to helping the cryptocurrency community and will continue to work to ensure the security of wallets and other blockchain protocols.
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A new level of security for cryptocurrency asset platforms is now available, thanks to the implementation of enterprise-grade technology. Multi-party-computation (MPC/TSS) and multi-signature technology are being utilized to eliminate the possibility of a single point of attack. By distributing a private key amongst multiple parties, the risk of compromise is greatly minimized. This is a major advancement in the industry, and will help to ensure the security of these platforms.
Fireblocks, a leading digital asset security platform, has recently demonstrated the potential for hackers to gain access to a user’s full private key. According to the company, attackers can exploit either internal or external vulnerabilities to acquire access to the key, leaving digital assets exposed to malicious actors.
“The attacker can now reconstruct the full private key, load it in an external wallet and withdraw the funds immediately or at a later stage.”
Fireblocks, a cryptocurrency security firm, has identified a possible vulnerability in ECDSA TSS BitGo wallets. The firm warns users to consider creating new wallets and moving funds as a precautionary measure before the vulnerability is patched. Despite the potential vulnerability, Fireblocks is quick to note that no attacks have been carried out yet. The security firm's alert highlights the importance of being vigilant with cryptocurrency security, even with the most advanced wallet solutions.
Cryptocurrency users have been hit with a wave of wallet hacks this summer, resulting in the theft of millions of dollars of digital currency. In August 2022, hackers drained over $8 million from over 7,000 wallets based on the Solana blockchain. This followed an earlier attack on MyAlgo, the wallet service of the Algorand network. In that incident, hackers made off with over $9 million from various high-profile wallets. With these recent thefts, the cryptocurrency industry is being forced to reexamine its security measures and educate users on the importance of wallet security.
