Litecoin hit by MWEB zero-day vulnerability! Official tweet after chain reorganization angers community, old Solana feud resurfaces

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After Litecoin suffered a zero-day vulnerability in MWEB and a 13-block reorg over the weekend, the official X account not only used the term "poop shoot" to describe flushing out invalid transactions, but was also reminded of a past post where it mocked Solana as "the pimple on crypto’s ass." Security expert Taylor Monahan publicly warned that projects should not use a flippant tone when users' funds are at risk. Under public pressure, the Litecoin team deleted the tweets and apologized. Aurora Labs CEO Alex Shevchenko further questioned whether the vulnerability was truly a "zero-day," suggesting that some miners were already running a patched version. (Previous coverage: Litecoin hit by zero-day vulnerability! 13-block reorg, $600,000 at risk for NEAR Intents, v0.21.5.4 patch released) (Background: In-depth analysis of Bybit’s largest-ever hack: How can industry security be upgraded?) After the incident this weekend, while Litecoin technically blocked the attack via a reorg, the subsequent series of posts on X became the real catalyst for community outrage—ranging from the flippant "poop shoot" metaphor to being called out for past insults toward Solana, ultimately ending in a deleted-tweet apology that turned a security incident into a PR disaster. Litecoin update: • A zero-day bug caused a DoS attack that disrupted major mining pools. • Non-updated mining nodes allowed an invalid MWEB transaction allowing them to peg out coins to third party DEX’s • A 13-block reorg reversed those invalid transactions — they will not…— Litecoin (@litecoin) April 25, 2026 Following the incident, the official Litecoin account posted on X, describing the network's "pipeline" as functioning as intended, and stating that the reorg mechanism would naturally flush out problematic transactions "like they went down a poop shoot, as if they never existed." The casual tone of this statement left many stunned—especially since the attack exploited a zero-day vulnerability in the MWEB privacy layer, allowing attackers to "peg out" assets to decentralized exchanges while launching a DoS attack on mining pools. The 13-block reorg effectively rewrote about 30 minutes of transaction history, with multi-chain protocols like NEAR Intents facing up to $600,000 in potential exposure. Renowned on-chain sleuth and MetaMask security lead Taylor Monahan fired back on X, warning that crypto projects should never adopt a dismissive attitude when dealing with technical issues involving user funds. Her criticism hit the mark: users' money was nearly compromised, yet the official account was busy making "poop shoot" jokes; this disconnect only erodes confidence in the project's crisis management capabilities. Motherfuckers have got to stop saying everything worked as intended after people lose money. Jfc. 🤦♀️ https://t.co/ICl3WeyRCQ — Tay 💖 (@tayvano_) April 26, 2026 The internet has a long memory. When Solana experienced network congestion and performance degradation in January 2025, the official Litecoin account mocked it, calling Solana "literally the pimple on crypto’s ass." This post was quickly unearthed, and the contrast between that past arrogance and the current "poop shoot" metaphor only amplified the backlash. Solana is literally the pimple on crypto's ass. — Litecoin (@litecoin) January 11, 2025 On Monday, the official Litecoin account acknowledged on X that it had deleted the post-reorg tweets that attempted humor and issued an apology. The last few posts from this account have been deleted in order to help reset the proper tone of what happened this weekend and provide a clearer path for all going forward. Although there were many false takes and accusations from the general public, there were some that were… — Litecoin (@litecoin) April 27, 2026 Technical controversies have also surfaced. Aurora Labs CEO Alex Shevchenko questioned on X whether this was truly a "zero-day"—meaning completely unknown before public disclosure—given that some miners were already running a patched version when the attack occurred. His implication: the Litecoin team may have known about the issue but failed to disclose it in time. Shevchenko also speculated that the attack was coordinated and noted the $600,000 potential exposure for the NEAR Intents protocol. Zero-day or an inside job? 1. From our data the attacker was planning to swap LTC into ETH on this address: 0xfF18652A84aAd4f99F464f6B58cE7Ad929F6Fc10 which was funded

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