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BitFloor Joins List of Compromised BitCoin Exchanges

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday September 5, 2012 @02:08AM from the after-heist-six-bitcoin-becomes-a-real-boy dept.

hypnosec writes "An attacker managed to access an unencrypted backup of wallet keys and steal 24,000 BTC (worth more than a quarter million USD), following which Bitcoin exchange Bitfloor has been shut down while the investigation of the theft is going on. The attack was carried out sometime last night. In a forum post, Shtylman pleads with Bitcoin users that BitFloor needs their help."

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Re:Not surprised ... by Anonymous Coward · 2012-09-05 02:21 · Score: 0, Flamebait

"run by the kind of people I wouldn't trust with a toaster oven"
Joe Biden has a new career then does he?