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Bitcoin Wallet Fixes Critical Flaw That Redirected Funds to Attackers

Markets Brief gilt-and-policy note (2026-10-26): A confirmed exploit let rogue servers replace Electrum’s pending transactions, tricking users into redirecting Bitcoin to attacker addresses. Primary source: original at Decrypt (decrypt.co).

Bitcoin Wallet Fixes Critical Flaw That Redirected Funds to Attackers

A confirmed exploit let rogue servers replace Electrum’s pending transactions, tricking users into redirecting Bitcoin to attacker addresses.

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