According to ME News, on June 6 (UTC+8), security engineer Taylor Hornby, after discovering a critical vulnerability in Zcash’s Orchard privacy pool using Anthropic’s Opus 4.8 AI model, stated his intention to include privacy coins such as Monero in his next round of audits. The vulnerability, discovered by Hornby on May 29, allowed attackers to mint unlimited, undetectable counterfeit ZEC and had existed for nearly a year. Following the disclosure, Zcash’s price dropped 38% within 24 hours. Hornby emphasized that he chose to report the vulnerability rather than exploit it because the development team felt like “family,” and he couldn’t bring himself to betray them. He is currently employed by Shielded Labs to conduct protocol vulnerability research and plans to apply for funding from the Zcash holder fund to support future audits. (Source: PANews)
Security researcher Taylor Hornby discovers a Zcash vulnerability and plans to audit Monero.
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Security researcher Taylor Hornby, who recently discovered a critical flaw in Zcash’s Orchard privacy pool using Anthropic’s Opus 4.8 AI model, is now turning his attention to altcoins such as Monero for a comprehensive audit. The vulnerability, identified on May 29, enabled attackers to mint counterfeit ZEC and remained undetected for nearly a year. Zcash’s price dropped 38% within 24 hours of disclosure. Hornby, now at Shielded Labs, emphasized that he responsibly reported the flaw to the Zcash team, whom he described as “family.” He intends to apply for the Zcash Holder Fund to support ongoing on-chain data analysis and future audits.
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