8/12
Man in The Middle Attacks.
There was no authentication method when using Pay-to-IP, so someone could intercept the communication and switch up with their own public key.
Nvm this traffic was not encrypted, but this kinda has always been a thing in Bitcoin.🥲
raw_avocado / Alex Waltz
npub1pu…6pn0a
2024-01-05 18:23:26
in reply to nevent1q…jkvg
Author Public Key
npub1pu5pjm8dzqjtul8t84a3jsehh78jreadp297sqa3as98c5hfym0qu6pn0aPublished at
2024-01-05 18:23:26Event JSON
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