Mitchell P. Krawiec-Thayer, PhDNew forensic analysis of metadata and activity from the January 2021 Firo 50%+1 attackA statistical review of how the attack unfolded, hashrate source, and equipment estimates9 min read·Dec 29, 2021----
Mitchell P. Krawiec-Thayer, PhDFingerprinting a flood: forensic statistical analysis of the mid-2021 Monero transaction volume…Contributors: Isthmus (Mitchell P. Krawiec-Thayer), Neptune, Rucknium, Jberman, Carrington16 min read·Sep 26, 2021--2--2
Mitchell P. Krawiec-Thayer, PhDMental models for security and privacy (Part I)A introduction for users, with a primer for tech developers11 min read·Dec 13, 2020----
Mitchell P. Krawiec-Thayer, PhDinHackerNoon.comUtter “Noncesense” — a statistical study of nonce value distribution on the Monero blockchainThis article covers a small side project from Noncesense Research Lab, a non-profit decentralized collective of developers, data…8 min read·Jan 7, 2019----
Mitchell P. Krawiec-Thayer, PhDinInsightWhat’s the big deal about Decentralized Consensus?From ancient warfare to blockchain fanfare, a non-technical introduction6 min read·Nov 16, 2018--1--1
Mitchell P. Krawiec-Thayer, PhDinHackerNoon.comA proposed method for triangulation of rogue IMSI catchers (a.k.a. “Stingray” devices)Stingrays are on the loose in Washington D.C.4 min read·Apr 5, 2018----
Mitchell P. Krawiec-Thayer, PhDinHackerNoon.comOpportunistic investigation of Monero miners during April 2018 network updateAuthor’s Note: There are two Monero hard forks planned for spring 2018. This article pertains to the official Monero network upgrade…10 min read·Mar 17, 2018--2--2