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December 23, 2013, 08:35:10 AM
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WARNING: a fake version of https://electrum.org is out, distributing malware:

Code:
h t t p : / / electrum-bitcoin.org/

This was reported on reddit here:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1tin7f/warning_a_fake_electrum_website_with_malware_is/

The legitimate electrum website is https://electrum.org
We are curently reporting this abuse to the domain registrar.

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December 23, 2013, 09:20:12 AM
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I just registered an account on reddit.
My username on reddit is ThomasV1  (ThomasV was already taken)

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December 23, 2013, 09:27:45 AM
Last edit: December 23, 2013, 09:55:15 AM by ThomasV
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I called the support at gandi.net planet-work.com.
After a short investigation, they decided to take down the fake website.

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December 24, 2013, 12:11:21 AM
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Very good

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