Bug Found in Decoy Algorithm for Privacy Coin Monero

Name: Bug Found in Decoy Algorithm for Privacy Coin Monero
Uploaded: 2021-07-27T22:33:44Z
Duration: 6 min 377 s
Description: A “significant” bug with the potential to expose users’ transactions has been spotted in the decoy selection algorithm of monero, a cryptocurrency known for providing users privacy. “Monero really [does] have a commitment to being the most private currency [it] can be,” host Benjamin Powers said. “And that this all the more discouraging, unfortunately.”

Jul 27, 2021

A “significant” bug with the potential to expose users’ transactions has been spotted in the decoy selection algorithm of monero, a cryptocurrency known for providing users privacy.

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