Julius Aleksanteri Kivimäki, the suspect believed to be behind an attack against one of Finland's largest psychotherapy clinics, Vastaamo, was allegedly identified by tracing what has been believed to be untraceable Monero transactions.
Just to make things clear, the Bitcoin ledger is entirely transparent so not actually anonymous. While it’s technically possible to not get caught with bitcoin, it requires a ton of extra effort and if you mess up only once, you might retroactively link everything back together.
In Monero there are some known attacks that could reduce your privacy but if you are aware of those they can be easily avoided. There’s actually a whole youtube show on those.
Just to make things clear, the Bitcoin ledger is entirely transparent so not actually anonymous. While it’s technically possible to not get caught with bitcoin, it requires a ton of extra effort and if you mess up only once, you might retroactively link everything back together. In Monero there are some known attacks that could reduce your privacy but if you are aware of those they can be easily avoided. There’s actually a whole youtube show on those.
What if you include multiple accounts on either side and also churn across multiple accounts?
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