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TRX Reddit user says 0.85 BTC lost in Electrum RBF incident
A Reddit user on r/Bitcoin claims they lost 0.85 BTC, described as roughly 70k USD, while setting up a Tails and Electrum cold wallet, attributing it to an "Electrum RBF security breach." The post says the user had used an Electrum hot wallet for over ten years without prior security issues and had run test transactions before moving the remaining funds. No independent confirmation or third-party details are provided in the post.
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The poster claims they lost 0.85 BTC, about 70k USD, due to an Electrum RBF security breach. BTC
“Lost 70k USD (0.85BTC) due to Electrum RBF security breach”
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The poster says they had used an Electrum hot wallet for over ten years without security issues before this incident. BTC
“I have always used a Electrum wallet that is considered "hot"”
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The poster says they ran several test transactions before sending the remaining BTC to the cold wallet. BTC
“I made several tests before commiting to send the whole amount of BTC I had to the cold wallet”
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