A mistake in the bulletproofs paper could have led to the theft of millions of dollars

Published

2023-08-02 11:00

Collected

2026-07-03 03:57

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id: 1635
title: "A mistake in the bulletproofs paper could have led to the theft of millions of dollars"
source_domain: blog.trailofbits.com
source_url: "https://blog.trailofbits.com/2023/08/02/a-mistake-in-the-bulletproofs-paper-could-have-led-to-the-theft-of-millions-of-dollars/"
published_at: "2023-08-02T11:00:30Z"
tags: ["cryptography", "vulnerability-disclosure", "blockchain", "zero-knowledge-proofs", "fiat-shamir", "bulletproofs", "frozen-heart", "incognito-chain"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/1635"
lang: en
---

# A mistake in the bulletproofs paper could have led to the theft of millions of dollars

## Summary

Trail of Bits found a Frozen Heart flaw in Incognito Chain's bulletproofs: insecure Fiat-Shamir let attackers forge proofs, mint tokens, and drain shielded funds undetected.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** blog.trailofbits.com
- **Published:** 2023-08-02T11:00:30Z
- **Original:** https://blog.trailofbits.com/2023/08/02/a-mistake-in-the-bulletproofs-paper-could-have-led-to-the-theft-of-millions-of-dollars/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/1635