Experts dispelled the myth of the invulnerability of crypto-currency. Important. You need to know all investors!

Experts dispelled the myth of crypto currency owners about the invulnerability of distributed registry technology. Experts believe that in some cases, hack technology is not more difficult than any other software. According to experts, crypto-currencies are the most popular and attractive for hackers using blockage. Experts estimate the amount of digital coins stolen by fraudsters at $ 1.2 billion, Bloomberg reports.

"Apparently, the turnover in the industry of theft of the crypto currency reaches $ 200 million per year. More than 14% of bitcoin and "ether" (Ethereum) have been compromised, "says Lex Sokolin, director of Autonomous Research on financial technologies.

WinterGreen Research specialists point out that in total illegal transactions and other types of fraud in this area cost the world companies and governments more than $ 11 billion of potential tax revenues. In their view, to date, the market has not yet reached the state of maturity. Experts emphasize that the wider the field of application of technology, the more information that can be stolen.

According to researchers, with each introduction of technology, many shortcomings can arise. So, many crypto-currencies appear after the "fork", when the code base of one project is used to start another. Analysts say that such operations allow hackers to falsify data.

In addition, the experts came to the conclusion that in the technology of crypto currency, vulnerability can also arise. This is the case if the scammers break communication between the subgroups of the miners whose computers are used to confirm the transactions.