Lightning Network hit by a DDoS attack The Lightning Network, a second-tier payment channel for the Bitcoin blockchain, was targeted by a DDoS attack. This was announced by one of the developers of the technology Alex Bosworth.

DDoS attack on Lightning Network

The second-tier payment channel network for the Bitcoin blockchain Lightning Network turned out to be the target of a DDoS attack. This was announced by one of the developers of the technology Alex Bosworth.



According to him, a user hiding under the nickname BitPico, who is, apparently, a supporter of the idea of ​​increasing blocks in the Bitcoin blockchain may be behind the attack..

Bosworth said that the Lightning Network-based services he launched had been attacked by botnets and so on from the outset..

He also posted a screenshot of a Slack chat by @KevinKelbie in which BitPico claims his team is carrying out a malicious attack on the Lightning Network. According to BitPico, for this they use a set of automated tools that have connections to hundreds of network nodes..



Bosworth noted that no vulnerabilities were found in the Lightning Network.

As a reminder, the beta version of the Lightning Network client for the main Bitcoin network from the startup Lightning Labs was released last week..

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