Zeus Wallet takes infrastructure offline after cybersecurity incident

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Zeus Wallet has taken its infrastructure offline after mitigating a cybersecurity incident, saying no customer funds have been lost or placed at risk while it completes a full systems audit before restoring services. Summary Zeus Wallet has taken its infrastructure offline after mitigating a cybersecurity incident. The company said no customer funds were lost and no Lightning node software vulnerability has been identified. Users with closed Lightning Service Provider channels will receive replacement channels after services resume. Zeus is auditing its systems before restoring operations and has not provided a timeline. The incident comes as Bitcoin developers expand security reviews following the recent Coldcard wallet attacks. Zeus Wallet announced the incident in an Aug. 5 update, saying the attack had been contained within hours but that infrastructure would remain offline until a comprehensive review of its systems is completed. The self-custodial Bitcoin Lightning Network wallet said its investigation has so far found no evidence that the incident stemmed from a vulnerability in Lightning node software. ZEUS infrastructure is temporarily offline following a cybersecurity inc...

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