Litecoin says its 13-block reorg was not a 'zero-day, but GitHub commit history shows otherwise
A 13-block reorganization hit Litecoin after attackers exploited a vulnerability in its Mimblewimble Extension Block protocol. GitHub commits reveal the consensus bug was privately patched March 19-26, four weeks before the attack, contradicting the Foundation's "zero-day" claim. The delayed public disclosure created a window where some mining pools ran patched code while others remained vulnerable, which attackers apparently targeted.
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