# Lightning Network Security Scare Forces LNbits Servers Offline

- Source: Bitcoin News
- Published: 2026-11-08T19:40:41+00:00
- Category: Markets
- Original: https://news.bitcoin.com/security/lightning-network-security-scare-forces-lnbits-servers-offline/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/lightning-network-security-scare-forces-lnbits-servers-offline-928f28/

LNbits, the open-source Lightning Network wallet and payments platform, issued an emergency shutdown warning Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, after multiple reported security compromises. Operators were instructed to take their servers offline immediately while developers prepared critical patches to address the unfolding attacks. LNbits Sounds the Alarm as Lightning Network Attacks Unfold The security warni

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