Electrum Bitcoin Wallet Experiences DoS Attack By 140,000 Bots, Servers Go Offline, User Beware

2019-4-8 22:15

The Bitcoin Wallet – Electrum – Under Attack By A 14,000 Strong Bot-Based DoS Attack DoS attacks, according to research over last year, is one of the few kinds of digital attacks that cryptocurrencies and blockchains are vulnerable to.

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СМИ: в результате новой DoS-атаки пользователи Electrum потеряли миллионы долларах в биткоинах

В результате длящейся уже около недели «изощренной» DoS-атаки на серверы популярного биткоин-кошелька Electrum пользователи лишились уже «миллионов долларов. Об этом со ссылкой на заявление неназываемого эксперта по безопасности пишет The Next Web.

2019-4-9 00:57


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Popular bitcoin wallet Electrum faces sophisticated denial-of-service attack

The servers of Electrum, a popular Bitcoin wallet, were under heavy denial-of-service (DoS) attacks Sunday night; The total amount stolen could be in the “millions of dollars” so far. The company advised its users to limit the use of the platform until the issue is resolved, but provided little information on the investigation that’s underway.

2019-4-9 00:00


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Bitcoin wallet Electrum hit by DoS attack from 140,000-strong botnet

The servers of popular Bitcoin wallet Electrum are under heavy attack, and users are advised to be extra careful when using the platform until it’s resolved. A sophisticated botnet of more than 140,000 machines has launched Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks on Electrum‘s servers, with apparent intent to direct users to compromised versions of the software designed to steal their Bitcoin.

2019-4-8 18:06