BTCPay Server urges shutdowns as it investigates reported hot-wallet drains on older versions
BTCPay Server urged operators to shut down their payment servers after reports that unauthorized attackers had drained funds from connected Bitcoin hot wallets. The project told operators to run `./btcpay-down.sh` while it investigates [1] [2] [3].
The project has not announced a fix or given a figure for losses. Its founder said the reports appeared to involve versions older than 2.4.2 [4].
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- 1BTCPay Server Urges Shutdown After Reports of Hot-Wallet SweepsThe Defiant• Nov 1, 2026
- 2BTCPay Server warns of wallet drains, urges server shutdownscrypto.news• Nov 2, 2026
- 3BTCPay Server warns of hot wallet thefts running on outdated softwareCointelegraph• Nov 2, 2026
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