BTCPay Server Warns of Hot Wallet Thefts on Outdated Instances
The open-source crypto payment processor says attackers have drained hot wallets on servers running version 2.4.1 and earlier, and is urging users to update.
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The maintainer of BTCPay Server, an open-source cryptocurrency payment processor, has warned that attackers have been draining funds from "hot wallets" on instances running outdated versions of the software.
According to BleepingComputer, the maintainer urged users to install the latest release after reporting that hackers were targeting older deployments to steal cryptocurrency.
Decrypt reported that the attacks targeted version 2.4.1 and earlier, and that the warning came days after the project shipped an emergency fix for a critical flaw. The project advised affected merchants to switch off their servers amid the reports of attacks.
BTCPay Server is software used by merchants to accept Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency payments. Hot wallets are connected to the internet and therefore more exposed than offline storage.
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