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Tracking a Bitcoin Thief

Posted by samzenpus on from the naming-names dept.

An anonymous reader writes A small group of researchers were able to publish an investigative report on the hacking of a popular Bitcoin exchange earlier this year by the name of CryptoRush.in. Close to a million dollars stolen in crypto currency lead the group to discover evidence, track down the attacker and put together a timeline of what exactly happened. A captivating read for a community desensitized by thefts, hackings and lack of reporting. With pictures, and logs to prove it all.

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  1. Criminals are dumb by radarskiy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Steal a million dollars... in a perfectly traceable currency where every transaction is public.

    1. Re:Criminals are dumb by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

      The RIAA and MPAA don't seem to have any problems.

  2. Re:Yes, but what does Bennett Haselton have to say by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Calm your butthurt Bennett. You've never written a "proper" article ever.

  3. Sekrit anti-government crypto currency by __aaltlg1547 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    turns out to be much more traceable than the old fashioned kind, because you need the traceability to verify the transaction and establish who "has" the bitcoins.

    Look out, Mark Karpeles.