Report: DDoS Malware Attacks on Electrum Affects 152,000 Hosts

2019-5-1 13:00

A report from Malware Bytes Labs, April 29, 2019, reveals the long-standing malware issue in the Electrum wallet has reached 152,000 hosts. Users were asked to update their wallets after which they were infected with a bug.

After developers launched countermeasures, the hackers launched a series of DDoS attacks. Issues with Electrum After confirming theRead MoreRead More. The post by Ashwath Balakrishnan appeared first on BTCManager, Bitcoin, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency News\. origin »

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Electrum servers are still under a sustained Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack. The wallet developers announced the issue on April 7, 2018. In correspondence with Bitcoin Magazine, Electrum developer Thomas Voegtlin speculated that the attack may be a form of retaliation from a phishing attacker who has been targeting Electrum in recent weeks.

Bitcoin Wallet Electrum’s Servers Are Under Massive Attack

Electrum Bitcoin wallet users should ensure that they’re using the latest version and that it’s from an official source. If users find themselves urged to “update” by the client, they should know that there is no update mechanism within Electrum itself.

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Report: DDoS Malware Attacks on Electrum Affects 152,000 Hosts

2019-5-1 13:00

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