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BitFloor Joins List of Compromised BitCoin Exchanges

Posted by Unknown on 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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  1. Re:Why ever use Bitcoin in the first place? by localman57 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    People in places that Americans frequently view as backward and primative have had this figured out for a long time

    Obviously, there's lots of ways things could go wrong, but I'd give them my money before I'd put it in a bitcoin exchange...