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Electrum wallet patch stops Bitcoin theft via malicious fee increase trick

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24 Oct 2026
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Electrum wallet patch stops Bitcoin theft via malicious fee increase trick

Electrum released version 4.8.3 to fix a serious security flaw that allowed malicious servers to swap legitimate Bitcoin transactions with fraudulent ones, stealing users' funds during fee increases. The vulnerability exploited how Electrum handled unconfirmed transactions, letting attackers substitute a fake transaction with a similar address to trick users into approving theft. Users are urged to upgrade immediately and verify all transaction details before signing. Those using trusted servers are not affected by this attack.

Regarding the Electrum Wallet attack, here is Pluang's cryptocurrency market snapshot as of Oct 25, 2026 09:21 WIB: Out of 50 major cryptocurrencies priced on Pluang, 7 rose and 41 fell today. Notable movers include BAL (Balancer) at Rp16.297 with a 1-day change of +11.14%, EOS (EOS.IO) at Rp12.649 up +8.13%, and ZIL (Zilliqa) at Rp36 down -5.22%.

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