3 papers
cs.CR2025
Hello, won't you tell me your name?: Investigating Anonymity Abuse in IPFS
Christos Karapapas, Iakovos Pittaras, George C. Polyzos +1
The InterPlanetary File System~(IPFS) offers a decentralized approach to file storage and sharing, promising resilience and efficiency while also realizing the Web3 paradigm. Simul…
cs.CR2023
What's inside a node? Malicious IPFS nodes under the magnifying glass
Christos Karapapas, George C. Polyzos, Constantinos Patsakis
InterPlanetary File System~(IPFS) is one of the most promising decentralized off-chain storage mechanisms, particularly relevant for blockchains, aiming to store the content foreve…
cs.CR2020
Ransomware as a Service using Smart Contracts and IPFS
Christos Karapapas, Iakovos Pittaras, Nikos Fotiou +1
Decentralized systems, such as distributed ledgers and the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS), are designed to offer more open and robust services. However, they also create opportu…