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Critical Security Exploit in Electrum. Upgrade to version 4.8.3 before signing any transactions

r/Bitcoin/u/bitusher14h ago7/10

A security advisory: Electrum has a critical exploit, and users should upgrade to 4.8.3 before signing any transactions.

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