Mitchell P. Krawiec-Thayer, PhD·Dec 29, 2021New 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 estimates
Mitchell P. Krawiec-Thayer, PhD·Sep 26, 2021Fingerprinting a flood: forensic statistical analysis of the mid-2021 Monero transaction volume…Contributors: Isthmus (Mitchell P. Krawiec-Thayer), Neptune, Rucknium, Jberman, CarringtonA response icon2A response icon2
Mitchell P. Krawiec-Thayer, PhD·Dec 13, 2020Mental models for security and privacy (Part I)A introduction for users, with a primer for tech developers
InHackerNoon.combyMitchell P. Krawiec-Thayer, PhD·Jan 7, 2019Utter “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…
InInsightbyMitchell P. Krawiec-Thayer, PhD·Nov 16, 2018What’s the big deal about Decentralized Consensus?From ancient warfare to blockchain fanfare, a non-technical introduction
InHackerNoon.combyMitchell P. Krawiec-Thayer, PhD·Apr 5, 2018A proposed method for triangulation of rogue IMSI catchers (a.k.a. “Stingray” devices)Stingrays are on the loose in Washington D.C.
InHackerNoon.combyMitchell P. Krawiec-Thayer, PhD·Mar 17, 2018Opportunistic 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…A response icon2A response icon2