{
  "id": 16608787,
  "title": "Electrum Wallet Bug Tricks Users Into Signing Over Payments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/electrum-wallet-bug-tricks-users-into-signing-over-payments",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-26T12:58:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PYMNTS",
    "slug": "pymnts",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2026/electrum-wallet-bug-tricks-users-into-signing-over-payments/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A flaw in bitcoin software wallet Electrum reportedly allowed cybercriminals to dupe users into signing over payments. As CoinDesk reported Monday (Oct. 26), Electrum revealed this vulnerability over the weekend, saying some servers had begun exploiting it. Developers had gotten two reports this month, including one from a user who lost money after approving what seemed to be a […] The post…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}