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LNbits Urges All Operators to Shut Down Their Bitcoin Lightning Wallet Servers Amid Attacks
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The Brief
- The LNbits project urged all operators to shut down their Lightning wallet servers because of a wave of attacks.
- The project says several security fixes are still to be released.
- The project asked operators to be careful until the fixes are out.
Why it matters
Anyone running LNbits may have wallet servers under attack, and no patched release is available yet to restore safe operation.
Who’s affected
- Operators running LNbits wallet servers
What to do
- Shut down LNbits wallet servers until the security fixes are released
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Everyone running LNbits, a free, open-source Bitcoin Lightning wallet system, should shut down their servers now because of a wave of attacks, the project said yesterday. It has several security fixes to release and asked operators to be careful until they are out. One operator…
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LNbits project urges all operators to shut down their wallet servers amid attacks
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LNbits Urges All Operators to Shut Down Their Bitcoin Lightning Wallet Servers Amid Attacks