Zcash flaw discoverer adds Monero to audit list

Security engineer Taylor Hornby, who discovered a critical bug in Zcash (ZEC) using Anthropic's Opus 4.8 AI model, has announced plans to review Monero (XMR) as one of his next audit targets. According to CoinDesk, when asked on X if he would investigate flaws in Monero and other privacy cryptocurrencies, Hornby confirmed he would add Monero to his audit queue. Hornby discovered the Zcash flaw on May 29. The news sparked widespread concern that hackers may have been able to steal funds from Zcash's privacy pool for years, causing the token's price to fall 38% in 24 hours.