Malicious Electrum servers substituted attacker payments into wallet history, then relied on users signing a fee bump to send the funds…

First reported Oct 26, 2026, 06:30 UTC

Source reports

Malicious Electrum servers substituted attacker payments into wallet history, then relied on users signing a fee bump to send the funds. Electrum 4.8.3 checks wallet-input signatures before accepting those unconfirmed transactions… — Закрепи.sender, Oct 26, 2026, 06:30 UTC
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