Abstract: On December 27, commentators reported on social media that a malicious group hacking the cryptocurrency wallet Electrum had stolen nearly 250 bitcoins (about $937,000). The attack was later confirmed by Electrum, which created a fake version of the wallet to trick users into providing password information. "Hackers set up a bunch of malicious servers," Reddit user u/normal_r.

August 8, 2019: The latest version of Electrum Litecoin Wallet 3.3.8.1 is released.

The Electrum development team also warned them that they had nothing to do with a project called Electrum Dark: they used our name without our permission. Be careful with the altcoin version of Electrum, as they are sometimes used as vectors to install malware against your real Bitcoin wallet.

Digital Wallet Electrum was hacked, losing 250 bitcoins.

(Malware, Attack) Electrum DDoS botnet reaches 152,000 infected hosts.

The Green Coin (VTC) version 2.9.3.5, which fixes a vulnerability in the Electrum wallet, has been released.

Electrum is a popular software wallet that works by connecting to a dedicated server. These servers receive a hash of the Bitcoin address in the wallet and reply with transaction information. Electrum wallets are fast and have few resources, but by default, it connects to these servers and can easily monitor users. In addition to Electrum, some other software uses public Electrum servers. By 2019, it is a faster and better alternative to BIP37.

Security firm: Electrum Wallet suffered a massive DoS attack that has cost millions of dollars.

Blockchain.info, Electrum Wallet.

Google developers have discovered that a Bitcoin wallet Electrum vulnerability could lead to money being stolen from websites.