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LNbits Urges Server Shutdown as Active Attacks Drain Funds

LNbits has issued an emergency warning telling operators to shut down their servers immediately after multiple instances of the Bitcoin Lightning Network wallet and account-management system were targeted in active attacks. The project says several security patches are being prepared and has advised operators not to keep affected installations running until fixes are available. One operator has reported losing 2,285,545 satoshis, or 0.02285545 BTC, over roughly five hours after attackers allegedly created new accounts and withdrew funds through an affected LNbits deployment.

By Katharos Intelligence Editorial Team

Source: Katharos Intelligence

November 8, 2026 · 4 min

Market impact: MediumBTC

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