According to the Dimensionality Reduction Security Lab, users of Bitcoin wallet Electrum are currently facing phishing attacks. The hacker broadcasts a message to the Electrum client through a malicious server, prompting the user to update to v4.0.0. If the user installs this "backdoor client" as prompted, the private key will be stolen and all digital assets will be stolen
First, Electrum implemented its own Lightningwatch watchtower, an important part of the Lightning Network, which scans the Bitcoin blockchain to detect and prevent fraud.
Electrum-LTC is Electrum's community maintenance port, Litecoin's Bitcoin wallet. It is not the official product of Electrum Technologies GmbH, and it is not supported.
Users of Bitcoin wallet Electrum are currently facing phishing attacks, according to the Devi Security Lab. Hackers broadcast messages to electrum clients through a malicious server, prompting the user to update to v4.0.0, and if the user is prompted to install this backdoor-carrying client, the private key is stolen and all digital assets are stolen. At the time of writing, at least 1,450 BTCs (stolen by one user, antimalware firm Malwarebytes and Electrum) had been stolen in phishing attacks that faked Electrum upgrade tips, with a total value of approximately $11.6 million. It is worth mentioning that electrums below version 3.3.4 are vulnerable to such phishing attacks, and users of Electrum wallets are requested to update to the latest version of Electrum3.3.8 via the official website (electrum.org), which has not yet been officially released, and do not use the links in the prompts to avoid asset losses.
Access your web wallet without downloading anything. For Windows, macOS, and Linux users, you can use the Decrediton wallet.
Electrum posted a message about the incident on Twitter today, claiming that "there are currently phishing attacks against Electrum users" and imploring users to check the validity of their login information.
In fact, the fact that users don't end up using the same Bitcoin address is the "best experience" of using Bitcoin safely, which is one of the reasons why Electrum and other clients provide multiple Bitcoin addresses to send or receive utxos (meaning unspent bitcoins).
Send the coin to another wallet for long-term bitcoin storage. There should be a full node behind the wallet, such as the Electrum node pointing to your own Electrum server.
Wallet is one of the most commonly used blockchain products for all users. Qtum offers PC version qt wallet, IOS/Android mobile wallet, Electrum light wallet and web wallet according to the needs of different users. Each wallet has its own characteristics and is still iterating to meet the new needs of the user. The following design documents detail the design and iteration of qt wallets and mobile wallets.
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