CoinDesk·3 min read·hard
Another Bitcoin infrastructure exploit hits, this time draining Lightning payment servers
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Shaurya Malwa
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A critical vulnerability in BTCPay Server has allowed attackers to drain funds from Lightning Network nodes by stealing credential files. The project has urged users to update their software immediately to prevent further exploitation.
Attackers drained Lightning nodes running behind BTCPay Server late on Friday after exploiting a critical vulnerability that exposed the credentials protecting them, the team said in an X post .
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