# BTCPay Server Tells Merchants to Shut Down Servers After Hot Wallets Are Drained

The open-source bitcoin payment processor has given no loss figure and no fix, and its founder says the reports appear to involve versions older than 2.4.2, the release that patched a separate wallet-draining attack in August.

- Conviction: 40 / 100 (forming)
- Horizon: Emerging (watchlist)
- Tracking since: 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Last updated: 2026-11-02T14:12:06.113Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/trends/event-btcpay-server-tells-merchants-to-shut-down-servers-after-hot
- Publisher: Polylog

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