"Privacy 'Poisoning' Poses Threat to Companies Using Blockchain"

Blockchain technology can be made unusable through the launch of a privacy poisoning attack. A privacy poisoning attack is a new kind of cyberattack that can be performed by loading private data such as names, home addresses, credit card numbers, and more, into the blockchain. This attack can also be performed through the loading of illegal material into the blockchain. An affected chain would be unusable due to conflicts with privacy laws such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This article continues to discuss the  increased interest surrounding the use of blockchain technology, the concept of privacy poisoning attacks, the rise in blockchain poisoning, and the potential impact of such attacks on the implementation of blockchain technology by organizations.

Phys.org reports "Privacy 'Poisoning' Poses Threat to Companies Using Blockchain"