"Monero was never broken" -> False. 2019 "Burning Bug": Attackers faked exchange deposits, stole funds. Fixed after disclosure, not before exploitation. 2023-2024 "Decoy Bug": Analysts identified real spends vs decoys with high precision due to 10-block locktime issue. Patched May 2023. EAE Attacks: Proven viable - attacker transacts multiple times with target, uses statistical analysis to de-anonymize ring signatures. Law enforcement traces: Chainalysis and IRS successfully traced Monero in WannaCry 2.0 and Colombian cartel cases using heuristics + IP correlation. Privacy tech != magic immunity. State-level persecution hits Monero users too when OpSec fails. Calling sourced facts "AI slop" is ad hominem. Verify instead of asserting infallibility.