Likely this problem. Older releases of Electrum (prior to v4.0) permitted a message to be displayed by the back-end Electrum server.
When this happens, the attackers instruct the server to show a popup on the user's screen, instructing the user to access an URL and download and install an Electrum wallet app update.
This story says nothing about an alleged crime comitted to obtain 16m euros.
What the story is actually about: “In a bid to curb money laundering, the European Union recently passed new measures to make it harder to stay anonymous when using crypto.“
I am not sure what the role of Electrum is here, other than he used it?
I shared the CoinDesk article without reading it closely. The Block did a better job describing the issue:
Bitcoin money laundering suspect arrested by Dutch police
https://www.theblock.co/post/169860/bitcoin-money-laundering-suspect-arrested-by-dutch-police
Using Google Translate:
https://www.politie.nl/nieuws/2022/september/13/03-man-opgepakt-witwassen-cryptovaluta.html
Likely this problem. Older releases of Electrum (prior to v4.0) permitted a message to be displayed by the back-end Electrum server.
Bitcoin wallet update trick has netted criminals more than $22 million
https://www.zdnet.com/article/bitcoin-wallet-trick-has-netted-criminals-more-than-22-million/
See also:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5271122.20
im gonna let you in on a secret. the government is ok with money laundering as long as the little guy doesent do it
This story says nothing about an alleged crime comitted to obtain 16m euros.
What the story is actually about:
“In a bid to curb money laundering, the European Union recently passed new measures to make it harder to stay anonymous when using crypto.“
..., then they fight you, ...
An archive of the article is here. An archive has no paywall, no subscription requirement, and can be easier to read.