Explains phishing, device compromise and crypto theft through the messages, permissions and software around a wallet.
Why read Taylor Monahan?
Read Taylor when a headline about a new crypto attack leaves you wondering how it actually reaches someone. Her blockchain-malware essay follows the delivery chain: compromised websites, downloads, commands and infrastructure. Comparing the steps before and after a blockchain is added helps you identify the access an attacker still needs.
Her MyCrypto security guide connects personal accounts to a team's exposure. Start with the sections on reporting an incident and mapping which services can access other accounts. Published in 2018 and updated in 2021, it is useful for understanding that approach; its product settings belong to that period. Her work appears on the MetaMask and MyCrypto blogs, giving the writing a wallet-builder's context.
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Blockchain malware’s neverending novelty
Start with the before-and-after infection chains. They show which role a blockchain plays and which conventional steps still put malicious code on a device.
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XFollowList, “Blockchain malware’s neverending novelty” reading notes in the Taylor Monahan profile. https://xfollowlist.com/people/taylor-monahan#work-a7210eed71f2
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MyCrypto’s Security Guide For Dummies And Smart People Too
Read the security-culture and account-access sections for a team checklist's underlying logic. The page was last updated in March 2021; service-specific instructions are historical.
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XFollowList, “MyCrypto’s Security Guide For Dummies And Smart People Too” reading notes in the Taylor Monahan profile. https://xfollowlist.com/people/taylor-monahan#work-469516c9851b
The linked work is the original source; this permalink identifies XFollowList’s reason to read it. Original work published .
Profile-source checking date and references · Dated reading map
Projects & roles
MetaMask security writing
Her author page for security analysis published by MetaMask.
MyCrypto
The February 2018 launch FAQ identifies her as its founder. Its blog hosts her longer security guide.
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Sources & further reading
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- Names Taylor Monahan's security research and links the tayvano_ account. The report itself is by Luker.
- The publisher's author page connects her name to the malware essay.
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XFollowList, Taylor Monahan profile sources. Sources checked 2026-10-11. https://xfollowlist.com/people/taylor-monahan#sources-checked