Revolut hackers demand $3 million in Monero, threaten to sell customer data

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The hackers behind a data breach at Revolut are demanding $3 million worth of monero (XMR) within 24 hours, threatening to sell the stolen customer data to other criminal groups if the bank refuses to pay, according to the Financial Times. The group, which calls itself “iamnotavillain,” posted the demand Wednesday alongside a countdown clock, […]

Monero Suffers Deepest-Ever Blockchain Reorganization, Invalidating 118 Transactions

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Monero’s blockchain experienced an 18-block reorganization on Sunday, its deepest to date, that effectively invalidated 118 confirmed transactions by rolling back 36 minutes of transaction history. The reorg began at block height 3,499,659 when Qubic, a lesser-known AI-focused layer-1 blockchain, unleashed a longer chain that Monero’s network nodes accepted, orphaning the other chain’s previously confirmed […]