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SecuritySource: CoinCentral ·

Electrum Bitcoin Wallet Users Told to Update After Fee Bump Theft

Electrum disclosed a high-risk flaw that let malicious servers redirect Bitcoin payments. The attack worked when users raised fees through Replace-by-Fee. Attackers used addresses with the same last four characters as the real recipient. One user lost funds after approving a fee increase.

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