Ironically, "indexofwalletdat patched" has become a reassuring phrase. "Don't worry," new users say, "that old exploit is fixed." This is dangerous. The technique is patched, but the human error that enabled it (poor permissions, default configs, no encryption) is eternal.
Most modern web servers (Apache, Nginx) now disable directory indexing by default. indexofwalletdat patched
Corruption often occurs, preventing Bitcoin Core from starting or loading the wallet. " new users say