{"id":13206,"date":"2018-10-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2019.dash.org\/2018\/10\/26\/bitcoin-dusting-attack-shows-increasing-privacy-threats-in-cryptocurrency\/"},"modified":"2021-09-18T11:36:33","modified_gmt":"2021-09-18T11:36:33","slug":"bitcoin-dusting-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dash.org\/news\/bitcoin-dusting-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Dusting Attack Shows Increasing Privacy Threats in Cryptocurrency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new attack on Bitcoin\u2019s privacy may result in user addresses being linked, emphasizing the need for increased focus on privacy in the modern cryptocurrency age.<\/p>\n<p>Dubbed the \u201cdusting attack,\u201d the specific attack works by sending small amounts of funds to a wide range of addresses, and then watching the movement of those funds on the blockchain. 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