Attack of the Poisoned Outputs#

Attack of the Poisoned Outputs is an investigative series that examines how chain analysis can attack Monero. Among the many topics covered are co-spend heuristics, flooding attacks, timing analysis, metadata leakage, and nodes. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by Monero’s underlying technology, look no further! xenu, with some cameo appearances from his pal robot, will give you an all-encompassing background on the mechanics of Monero. The series was launched in November 2024 and is currently 29 episodes long. All episodes are available on Youtube, Odysee, and Rumble.

Episodes#

Episode 29 - OSPEAD Research and what it means for Monero (don’t use KYC!) - Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 28 - How to run an optimized Tor node on the Monero netowrk (includes based config!) - Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 27 - The Ultimate Guide to Monero Nodes Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 26 - Did Finnish Authorities Trace Monero Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 25 - What is OPSEC? Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 24 - Post-Quantum Monero Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 23 - Attempting to Trace the Funds of the Monero CCS Hack Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 22 - How the Sensationalist Media Attacks Monero (Japan Feds Tracking XMR Example) Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 21 - Breaking Down Wownero’s Severe Ring Signature Vulnerability Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 20 - How A Dark Net Market’s Monero Was Traced Using Timing Analysis Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 19 - A US Servicemember Gets Caught Trying to Sell Top Secret Files Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 18 - Wannacry Ransomware Monero Traced (Co-Spend and Coinswap Metadata example) Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 17 - The Problem with Accepting Other Cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, with Monero Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 16 - Divorce Discovery News Article (Coinswap Example) Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 15 - Janus Attack Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 14 - How Chain Analysis Can Trace Monero Transactions with Coinswap Service Metadata Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 13 - Timing Analysis and 10 Block Decoy Selection Bug Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 12 - The definitive guide to buying Monero (November 2024) Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 11 - Full Chain Membership Proofs Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 10 - What caused the March flooding attack? Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 9 - Monero’s March 2024 Spam Attack Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 8 - P2Pool “Flooding” Example, and P2Pool Co-Spends Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 7 - An Introduction to Flooding Attacks Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 6 - EABE Attacks Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 5 - Using a Cospend attack to target an individual collecting donations Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 4 - Chain Reactions Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 3 - Co-Spends Youtube | Odysee | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 2 - How Ring Signatures work and what Poisoned Outputs look like Youtube | Odysee | Rumble

Episode 1 - Introduction Youtube | Odysee | Rumble