Software Developer Discovers Privacy Bug Affecting Monero’s Decoy Algorithm

Users’ privacy are no longer guaranteed on privacy-focused cryptocurrency protocol Monero (XMR) due to the presence of a software bug in its decoy selection algorithm.

Users Who Spend Monero Faster At More Risk Of Exposure

According to a statement made by Monero (XMR), the bug was investigated by software developer Justin Berman. The bug, which reveals a real transaction from hundreds of decoys, only…