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Bitcoin wallet flaw let malicious servers steal funds during fee bumps

  • —Attack triggered when users bumped fees to speed up transactions
  • —Malicious server replaced the real transaction with a fake one
  • —At least one user lost BTC before the patch was released
  • —Flaw was in wallet software; the Bitcoin network was unaffected
Why it matters: The patch is out, but the incident shows wallet and server security remains a weak link for BTC holders.
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Source: Siam Blockchain
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