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New Electrum Wallet Vulnerability Enables Bitcoin Theft via Malicious Servers

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New Electrum Wallet Vulnerability Enables Bitcoin Theft via Malicious Servers

Electrum Wallet Flaw Allowed Servers To Trick Users Into Paying Hackers

Bitcoinist

Electrum Wallet Flaw Allowed Servers To Trick Users Into Paying Hackers

Electrum, one of Bitcoin’s oldest software wallets, published a security advisory on Saturday describing a weakness that attackers were already abusing. TL;DR A bug in the Electrum bitcoin wallet...

Bitcoin wallet bug let rogue servers steal funds when users tried to speed up payments

CoinDesk

Bitcoin wallet bug let rogue servers steal funds when users tried to speed up payments

Attackers replaced legitimate transactions with fake ones, then waited for users to approve higher fees. At least one person lost bitcoin before developers patched the flaw.

Hackers found a way to steal Bitcoin without private keys

CryptoSlate

Hackers found a way to steal Bitcoin without private keys

Version 4.8.3 fixes a malicious-server attack that can turn a manual fee increase into approval of an attacker-directed payment. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories...

Electrum Patches Wallet Flaw Exploited Through Malicious Servers

The Defiant

Electrum Patches Wallet Flaw Exploited Through Malicious Servers

A malicious server can substitute a fake payment, then trick the user into signing it while raising the transaction fee. Developers say one user reported losing money.... Read the full story at...

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