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Learning & News => News related to Crypto => Topic started by: vaysar on December 29, 2018, 09:34:46 AM

Title: Hackers used a clever new tactic to steal over $700k from the users of a popular
Post by: vaysar on December 29, 2018, 09:34:46 AM

Admins of popular Bitcoin wallet, Electrum, are warning users of a phishing attack that tricks its users into downloading a malicious update that steals their password codes.
According to ZDNet, the core issue for Electrum is that it allows "popups with custom text" to trigger in a user's wallet interface.
This enables attackers to get direct access to their victim's interface and render authentic-looking server messages to have them download maliciously tampered version of Electrum wallets that will phish all keys and passwords.
Developers warn that another attack may soon be underway.

Source: The Block Crypto

Title: Re: Hackers used a clever new tactic to steal over $700k from the users of a popular
Post by: Stuart on December 30, 2018, 02:02:51 PM

What should be the remedy to this treat, cause if something is not done soon, users of electrum wallet might leave using the wallet, and this could lead to the folding of this wallet.