BTCPay urges server shutdown after reports of hot-wallet theft

Technology · First reported 2 Nov, 04:41 · Updated 05:13

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BTCPay Server asked operators to shut down their instances while it investigated reports of hot wallets being drained. The project said its investigation pointed to versions 2.4.1 or older and reported no credible wallet-drain reports among users running version 2.4.7; it has not disclosed the number of affected servers or losses.

BTCPay Server urged operators to shut down their instances on Sunday after reports that attackers were sweeping connected hot wallets.
The project said its investigation identified an attack vector targeting versions 2.4.1 or older, and said it had no credible reports of drains among users on version 2.4.7.
BTCPay has not said how many servers were affected or how much Bitcoin was taken; the project was still investigating, according to the reports.

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Key facts

Shutdown request: BTCPay urged operators to shut down instances on Sunday.
Versions identified: The project said the attack vector targeted version 2.4.1 or older.
Latest release: BTCPay said it had no credible reports of hot-wallet drains among users running version 2.4.7.
Reported losses: The project had not said how many servers were affected or how much Bitcoin was taken.