Patched Worldcoin bug could have made Orbs vulnerable to remote takeovers: CertiK

Blockchain security firm CertiK revealed on Aug. 3 a vulnerability in Worldcoin that could have potentially allowed attackers to take over Orbs. The bug, before it was patched, would have allowed an attacker to bypass verification procedures to become an operator of Orbs.

Timeline of Orbs, Worldcoin-org

On May 29, 2023, Certik, a blockchain and smart contract auditing firm, reported a critical security vulnerability within Worldcoin's verification process. This flaw could have allowed attackers to bypass strict identification measures and operate an Orb, a device used to collect users' iris information.

Coin Bureau host Guy Turner is warning that the controversial crypto project Worldcoin (WLD) could collapse within a year. In a new video, Turner tells his 2.3 million YouTube subscribers he has concerns that the artificial intelligence-based altcoin, which uses iris-scanning technology, may not live up to its promise.

Following the hype that saw hundreds of housands of willing participants lining up to have their eyeballs scanned by ‘the Orb' gadget, courtesy of Worldcoin (WLD), a blockchain-based digital project co-created by Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, which has created the artificial intelligence (AI) tool ChatGPT, some privacy concerns have arisen.

Kenya's interior ministry revealed on Wednesday (August 2, 2023) that it would be suspending the local activities of the crypto-related initiative Worldcoin as the nation's authorities assess various risks to the public's general safety.

Manufacturing and operating Worldcoin's iris-scanning orbs could become a decentralized and incentivized process like Bitcoin mining, the co-founder claimed. But experts have concerns about that plan.

The Kenyan government halted operations of Worldcoin (CRYPTO: WLD), a crypto project co-founded by Sam Altman, due to concerns over data privacy and public safety. Worldcoin, which has already registered hundreds of thousands of customers in the country, is currently under investigation by the country's security, financial services, and data protection agencies.

Identity and financial public network, Worldcoin has revealed plans to allow companies and governments everywhere to use its ID system. Worldcoin Growing Worldwide According to Ricardo Macieira, the general manager for Europe at Tools For Humanity (the San Francisco and Berlin-based company behind Worldcoin), the company will allow more users worldwide to sign up for its ID system.

The Kenyan interior ministry said on Aug.2 that Worldcoin's activities in the country have been “suspended” in order to give government agencies an opportunity to assess the cryptocurrency project's potential risks to public safety. The country's interior minister Kithure Kindiki reportedly warned of unspecified consequences for those violating the country's laws.

Ever since its launch last month, the Worldcoin project is shifting quick gears to expand its global footprint. As part of this mission, Worlcoin has decided to share its iris-scanning technology to third parties for them to build their digital ID systems.

As the cryptocurrency market continues to evolve, Worldcoin, a project founded by Open AI's Sam Altman, finds itself under investigation by one of Germany's top privacy regulators, the Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision. The investigation, which began in November 2022, is still ongoing, according to a recent report by Reuters on July 31.