Electrum patches critical flaw as Keystone confirms customer data leak
- —Malicious Electrum servers hijacked transactions when fees were raised
- —Two reports surfaced, with one user losing funds
- —Keystone breach exposed names, shipping addresses and order details
- —No payment or banking data was compromised in the Keystone leak
Why it matters: The incidents hit widely used Bitcoin wallets and raise the risk of targeted phishing and physical attacks on BTC holders.
Source: Cryptoast