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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHackers steal $64 million in Bitcoins from bank-accounts at Bitcoin-marketplace.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/dec/07/bitcoin-64m-cryptocurrency-stolen-hack-attack-marketplace-nicehash-passwordsNearly $64m in bitcoin has been stolen by hackers who broke into Slovenian-based bitcoin mining marketplace NiceHash.
The marketplace suspended operations on Thursday while it investigated the breach, saying it was working with law enforcement as a matter of urgency while urging users to change their passwords.
The hack was a highly professional attack with sophisticated social engineering that resulted in approximately 4,700 bitcoin being stolen, worth about $63.92m at current prices, said NiceHash head of marketing Andrej P kraba.
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By all means: Please do store your money online! What's the worst that could happen???
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Hackers steal $64 million in Bitcoins from bank-accounts at Bitcoin-marketplace. (Original Post)
DetlefK
Dec 2017
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Qutzupalotl
(14,317 posts)1. Weird in light of this price jump:
Wwcd
(6,288 posts)2. Vlad Putin is in the running to be the bitcoin king.
Gee, Wonder who's hackers stole the 64 million!
Bitcoin allows money laundering to go undetected & unprosecuted because our laws deal with dollars not bitcoin.
Vlad is waaay ahead of the rest of the world on this scam.
He & his mob cohorts move their business about the world undetected & skirting the laws of sanctions that deal in actual money.
Lovely.
And the consolation is:
" change your password!!"
IronLionZion
(45,454 posts)3. Deport Melania immediately!
using Trumpster logic
The higher the price, the more someone would want to steal it.