A number of Ethereum services are under threat due to a vulnerability in the JSONRPC

Specialists from the blockchain-startup Parity Technologies have discovered a vulnerability in the JSONRPC protocol that threatens the security of the entire Ethereum ecosystem. In particular, MyEtherWallet, MyCrypto and Infura services are under threat of hacking.

The fix is out — please update your nodes ASAP. https://t.co/t2bJLNuyZV

While it is the public service (eg, Infura, MEW, MyCrypto, etc), it affects

– Parity Technologies (@ParityTech) February 3, 2019

At the moment, the problem has already been fixed, the attackers did not have time to use it.

The developers of Parity Technologies recommended that users update the nodes to the new software version in order to reduce the risk of losing access to decentralized applications.

Recall that in January, due to the critical vulnerability in improving the EIP-1283 , which allows hackers to steal user funds, the hardfork network was postponed indefinitely
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