Hack history / 2020 / Hack or exploit
Electrum
Hack or exploit on Oct 12, 2020 · Fake software updates
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
$22M
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#192
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
An investigation by ZDNet revealed that hackers stole $22 million from users of Bitcoin wallet Electrum by enticing users to install fake software updates. And this technique was highest in 2018. Since this attack was first discovered two years ago, the Electrum team has taken some measures to prevent this attack. But this attack still applies to users who use older versions of the application.
Details
- Date
- Oct 12, 2020
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Fake software updates
- How in
- Other
- Target
- Wallet
- Chains
- not stated
Reported by
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Electrum hack, Oct 12, 2020: $22M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht48f54d2009/ (data as of 2026-11-01).