Feature, Bug or Backdoor? AntBleed Code Enables BitMain to Remotely Shut Down AntMiner

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The scandals engulfing Chinese ASIC producer BitMain seem never to end. On April 26, a string of code in the AntMiner firmware was disclosed which can remotely shut down some of the mining machines. BTCManager talked with BitMain’s CEO Jihan Wu and a Canadian Miner; a Bug or Feature?...

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[Decoded]

This function was implemented when they were developing minerlink, where you could remotely access your miner, and even shut it down. Since bitmain stopped development on minerlink, it left a vulnerability that bitmain still hasn't fixed.