Zcash Vulnerability Allowing Unlimited Counterfeiting Discovered by AI, Promptly Patched

2026/06/05 12:16 (Updated 2026/06/05 14:00)
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Zcash Vulnerability Allowing Unlimited Counterfeiting Discovered by AI, Promptly Patched

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Privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash, supported by Shielded Labs, announced on its official blog on June 5 that a significant vulnerability existed in its privacy layer, the Orchard pool. The vulnerability, discovered by security researcher Taylor Hornby on May 29, could have allowed for the undetectable and unlimited counterfeiting of ZEC within the Orchard pool if exploited...

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