Bitcoin Electrum Wallet Attacked: Hacker Steals 200 BTC

[Zippyjuan]

https://ethereumworldnews.com/bitcoin-electrum-attacked-hacker-steals-btc/

Nearly $1M In Bitcoin (BTC) Stolen

An anonymous hacker (or consortium of hackers) have purportedly stolen nearly $1 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC), reports technology media outlet ZDNet. Per the report, the Electrum Wallet, a popular open-source project founded in mid-June 2011, was breached in a “clever attack.”

The attack, which has since been confirmed by the team behind the venture, purportedly consisted of a false message appearing on users’ official Electrum-based applications, which beckoned consumers to visit a site.

More at link.

 

[dannno]

Warning: Some malicious servers have started a phishing attack against Electrum users. When asked to broadcast a transaction, malicious servers reply with an error message, directing users to download a fake version of Electrum. DO NOT download Electrum from another site than electrum.org. More information here

https://electrum.org/#home


That seems to be a desktop wallet.

The wallets I was referring to earlier are like the Trezor and the Ledgers.

 

[muh_roads]

The growing pains of humanity entering the era of decentralized money for the first time at only 9 years in.