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BTCPay Server Urges Shutdown After Reports of Hot-Wallet Sweeps

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Briefings

A Bittrees briefing reports that BTPay operators were instructed to shut down their servers following reports of potential hot-wallet sweeps. The alert did not specify which versions were affected or provide a patch note. The project is currently investigating the issue. The Defiant article provides the full story.

Key points

• Operators were instructed to run ./btcpay-down.sh to shut down servers.
• The alert did not identify affected versions or announce a patch.

Context

BTPay is a Bitcoin payment service that has faced security concerns regarding wallet theft.

Limitations

Evidence is limited to a single alert message without version details or patch information. The investigation status is unknown.

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