Decred has released a mandatory software patch, v2.1.6, to fix a critical consensus vulnerability. The patch also addresses a potential periodic mixing deanonymization attack and several network denial-of-service risks. Decred announced the update in an Aug. 19 post on X, urging users to upgrade.
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