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Electrum Wallet Flaw Exploited, Causing User Funds Loss
Electrum, a Bitcoin wallet, warned of a critical security issue affecting versions before 4.8.3. The wallet was exploited in two reported incidents, including one involving lost user funds. Electrum released version 4.8.3 to address the security issue and urged all users to upgrade. The wallet also called a possible Windows Defender alert a false positive.