BNB Chain urges BSC-Reth security update, promotes Red Alarm tool

BNB Chain has renewed its promotion of the Red Alarm security tool while urging BSC-Reth node operators to install a hotfix addressing a blockchain state calculation bug. Summary BNB Chain has renewed attention on Red Alarm, a security scanner originally introduced in 2022. The DappBay service lists risky applications and lets users inspect smart contracts before making transactions. BSC-Reth operators on mainnet and testnet are urged to install v0.1.4-hotfix and restart their nodes. The hotfix addresses incorrect state-root calculations and requires neither database migration nor another hard fork. BNB Chain said opBNB does not use op-reth and described the BSC-Reth exposure as limited. In a November 7 post, BNB Chain directed users to its DappBay Red Alarm list, where decentralized applications and smart contracts are flagged when they meet potentially risky conditions. The reminder followed a separate November 6 security update for node operators, who were told to upgrade to v0.1.4-hotfix and restart their software. The two notices cover different parts of the network. Red Alarm gives wallet users information about applications before they interact with them, while the Reth upda...