14 http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-data-protection/cyber-security/the-fall-of-mount-gox/
Case in Point: Order of Operations
In 2014, the dominant Bitcoin marketplace, Mt. Gox, fell victim to a race
condition
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. Attackers found a vulnerability whereby they could force
the Bitcoin marketplace to accept an altered transaction and block a
legitimate transaction. The net result was that Mt. Gox was drained of
Bitcoins and put out of business. (More detail on this fascinating case can
be found at the link provided below.)
