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Bitcoin Developers Finally Fix Long-Running Bug

Bitcoin Core developers have patched a 5-year-old disk fill bug that has been causing issues for full node operators since 2020. The bug, which involves attackers forcing excessive data writes to victims' hard drives, has finally been addressed in the latest Bitcoin Core release.

Bitcoin Core developers have patched a 5-year-old disk fill bug that has been causing issues for full node operators since 2020. The bug, which involves attackers forcing excessive data writes to victims' hard drives, has finally been addressed in the latest Bitcoin Core release.

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