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Bitcoin (BTC) Wallets: Electrum Wallet Patches Attack That Hid Theft Behind Fee Increases

Bitcoin (BTC) Wallets: Electrum Wallet Patches Attack That Hid Theft Behind Fee Increases
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Electrum, one of Bitcoin’s longest-running lightweight wallets, released version 4.8.3 on October 24, 2026, after developers confirmed that a high-severity…

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