diff --git a/electrum/harden_memory_linux.py b/electrum/harden_memory_linux.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d1c8bb82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/electrum/harden_memory_linux.py
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2020 cptpcrd
+# Copyright (C) 2025 The Electrum developers
+# Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+# file LICENCE or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
+#
+# based on https://github.com/cptpcrd/pyprctl/blob/578ed3e81066a8a61dede912454d5eeaef37eeea/pyprctl/ffi.py#L28
+#
+# This module tries to restrict the ability of other processes to access the memory of our process.
+# Traditionally, on Linux, one process can access the memory of another arbitrary process
+# if both are running as the same user (uid). (Root can ofc access the memory of ~any process)
+# Programs can opt-out from this by setting prctl(PR_SET_DUMPABLE, 0);
+#
+# Besides PR_SET_DUMPABLE, there are ways to globally restrict this for all processes:
+# 1. The Yama (Linux Security Module) ptrace scope can be used to reduce these permissions
+#    This runtime kernel parameter can be set to the following options:
+#      0 - Default attach security permissions.
+#      1 - Restricted attach. Only child processes plus normal permissions.
+#      2 - Admin-only attach. Only executables with CAP_SYS_PTRACE.
+#      3 - No attach. No process may call ptrace at all. Irrevocable.
+#    # Note: The default value of kernel.yama.ptrace_scope is distro-specific.
+#    #       See `$ cat /proc/sys/kernel/yama/ptrace_scope`.
+#    #       - ubuntu 22.04 sets it to 1 (see /etc/sysctl.d/10-ptrace.conf),
+#    #       - debian 12 sets it to 0
+#    #       - manjaro sets it to 1
+# 2. SELinux: ptrace can be restricted by setting the selinux deny_ptrace boolean.
+#
+# For a quick test on your system, try:
+#   $ cat /proc/$$/mem > /dev/null
+#   cat: /proc/4907/mem: Permission denied
+# Getting "Permission denied" means access failed, "Input/output error" means access succeeded.
+
+import ctypes
+import ctypes.util
+import os
+import sys
+from typing import Optional
+
+from .logging import get_logger
+
+
+_logger = get_logger(__name__)
+
+PR_GET_DUMPABLE = 3
+PR_SET_DUMPABLE = 4
+
+
+_libc = None  # type: Optional[ctypes.CDLL]
+def _load_libc():
+    global _libc
+    if _libc is not None:
+        return
+    #assert sys.platform == "linux", sys.platform
+    # note: find_library can raise FileNotFoundError(OSError), see https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/93094
+    _libc_path = ctypes.util.find_library("c")
+    _libc = ctypes.CDLL(_libc_path, use_errno=True)
+    _libc.prctl.argtypes = (ctypes.c_int, ctypes.c_ulong, ctypes.c_ulong, ctypes.c_ulong, ctypes.c_ulong)
+    _libc.prctl.restype = ctypes.c_int
+
+
+def set_dumpable(flag: bool) -> None:
+    """Set the "dumpable" attribute on the current process.
+    This controls whether a core dump will be produced if the process receives a signal whose
+    default behavior is to produce a core dump.
+    In addition, processes that are not dumpable cannot be attached with ptrace() PTRACE_ATTACH.
+
+    In effect, another process running as the same user as us can read our memory if we are dumpable.
+    """
+    _load_libc()
+    res = _libc.prctl(PR_SET_DUMPABLE, int(bool(flag)), 0, 0, 0)
+    if res < 0:
+        eno = ctypes.get_errno()
+        raise OSError(eno, os.strerror(eno), None, None, None)
+
+
+def set_dumpable_safe(flag: bool) -> None:
+    try:
+        _load_libc()
+    except Exception as e:
+        _logger.exception("error loading libc")
+        return
+    assert _libc is not None
+    try:
+        set_dumpable(flag)
+    except OSError as e:
+        _logger.error(f"libc.prctl(PR_SET_DUMPABLE, {flag}) errored: {e}")
+
+
+def get_dumpable() -> bool:
+    _load_libc()
+    res = _libc.prctl(PR_GET_DUMPABLE, 0, 0, 0, 0)
+    if res < 0:
+        eno = ctypes.get_errno()
+        raise OSError(eno, os.strerror(eno), None, None, None)
+    return res != 0
diff --git a/run_electrum b/run_electrum
index 970be1a95..eee0f62e4 100755
--- a/run_electrum
+++ b/run_electrum
@@ -419,6 +419,10 @@ def main():
         print_stderr('unknown command:', uri)
         sys.exit(1)
 
+    if sys.platform == "linux" and not is_android:
+        import electrum.harden_memory_linux
+        electrum.harden_memory_linux.set_dumpable_safe(False)
+
     if cmdname == 'daemon' and config.get("detach"):
         # detect lockfile.
         # This is not as good as get_file_descriptor, but that would require the asyncio loop