Nicolas Christin
@nc2y
Prof. at Carnegie Mellon Univ. Computer security, online crime, and misc seediness. Reformed(?) hacker, econ. migrant. AKA @[email protected], @nc2y.bsky.social
New research alert 🚨 from my group, “Blockchain Address Poisoning” (Tsuchiya et al.), to appear at @USENIXSecurity 2025 (arxiv.org/abs/2501.16681)! As a follow-up, we also developed a real-time detection system: cryptotrade.cylab.cmu.edu/poisoning/ and @toxin_tagger (1/7)
One of the many scams in crypto is blockchain address poisoning Must read research for anyone using wallets such as metamask/phantom I guarantee you there are attackers out there looking to target your funds Stay safe out there
New research alert 🚨 from my group, “Blockchain Address Poisoning” (Tsuchiya et al.), to appear at @USENIXSecurity 2025 (arxiv.org/abs/2501.16681)! As a follow-up, we also developed a real-time detection system: cryptotrade.cylab.cmu.edu/poisoning/ and @toxin_tagger (1/7)
A thread about our upcoming paper presented this week at SIGMETRICS 2025. bsky.app/profile/tarots…
Looking for a home for your great scientific result in fintech that is almost all written up and ready to go? The AFT deadline is in less than 24 hours… aftconf.github.io/aft25/index.ht…
Every fed is trying to break Monero. By centralizing around only one privacy coin, at-risk communities make their deanonymization easier.
Job alert: The Department of Engineering and Public Policy (EPP) cmu.edu/epp/index.html at Carnegie Mellon University is looking for its next Department Head. Applications received by January 6, 2025 will be considered: apply.interfolio.com/158026.
... automated program repair and to continue my collaboration with @nc2y. Looking forward to meeting new people and sparking new collaborations! (If you’re around and want to meet up, let me know!)
🌟 What a fantastic week! 1. I arrived in Pittsburgh for my annual visit to @CarnegieMellon University—third year in a row! 🎉 This time, I'm officially here as a Visiting Scholar through the @CMUPortugal Program. Thrilled to be working with Limin Jia and Ruben Martins on...
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