9 stories tagged #Taylor Hornby

  1. Zcash Audit Confirms No Critical Bugs Following Anthropic Review
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    Zcash Audit Confirms No Critical Bugs Following Anthropic Review

    Anthropic and Mythos audit finds no new serious bugs in Zcash protocol, stabilizing the network after a critical Orchard vulnerability scare.

    last wk. 1 min read
  2. ZODL Neutralizes Critical Zcash Vulnerability in Five-Day Security Masterclass
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    ZODL Neutralizes Critical Zcash Vulnerability in Five-Day Security Masterclass

    ZODL and ecosystem partners patched a critical Zcash inflation bug in five days. No funds were lost and privacy remained intact during the emergency NU6.2 hard fork.

    last wk. 1 min read
  3. AI Unearths Critical Vulnerability in Zcash’s Orchard Shielded Pool
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    AI Unearths Critical Vulnerability in Zcash’s Orchard Shielded Pool

    A security researcher uncovered a four-year-old flaw in Zcash's Orchard pool using AI, risking unlimited counterfeit tokens; a rapid soft and hard fork fixed it.

    2w ago 1 min read
  4. Security Engineer Taylor Hornby to Audit Monero After Zcash Bug Discovery
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    Security Engineer Taylor Hornby to Audit Monero After Zcash Bug Discovery

    Taylor Hornby, who uncovered a critical Zcash vulnerability, plans to audit Monero and other privacy coins using AI-assisted methods.

    2w ago 1 min read
  5. Zcash short bets hit record as vulnerability crash wipes 50% of value
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    Zcash short bets hit record as vulnerability crash wipes 50% of value

    Bearish bets on ZEC hit an all-time high after a 50% crash, triggered by a vulnerability in its Orchard privacy pool. Spot selling, not leverage, drove the slide.

    2w ago 2 min read
  6. AI-Assisted Whitehat Uncovers Critical ZCash Exploit, Token Crashes 43%
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    AI-Assisted Whitehat Uncovers Critical ZCash Exploit, Token Crashes 43%

    A security researcher used Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 to find a four-year-old Zcash vulnerability allowing unlimited counterfeit ZEC creation.

    2w ago 1 min read
  7. ZEC Plunges 30% After AI Uncovers Critical Counterfeiting Flaw in Zcash Protocol
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    ZEC Plunges 30% After AI Uncovers Critical Counterfeiting Flaw in Zcash Protocol

    Anthropic AI's Claude Opus helped detect a severe bug in Zcash's Orchard pool, allowing unlimited token minting, causing a massive sell-off.

    2w ago 1 min read
  8. Zcash Plummets 30% as Shielded Labs Reveals Critical Bug Hidden for Four Years
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    Zcash Plummets 30% as Shielded Labs Reveals Critical Bug Hidden for Four Years

    A critical vulnerability in Zcash's Orchard privacy pool could have allowed unlimited counterfeit token creation, sending ZEC down 30%.

    2w ago 1 min read