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How to Check a Software Wallet—and What the Checks Cannot Prove

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A 2026 article warns that fake Firefox extensions targeted recovery phrases and that Electrum patched a genuine-client flaw allowing users to sign substituted payments. The article advises checking wallets but notes these checks cannot prove funds are safe. The source is The Defiant.

Key points

• Fake Firefox extensions targeted recovery phrases.
• Electrum patched a genuine-client flaw that could trick users into signing a substituted payment.

Context

The article advises checking wallets but notes these checks cannot prove funds are safe. The source is The Defiant.

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