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Bitcoin Self-Defense, Part I: Wallet Protection

May 16, 2013 |
Wallet security has always been a primary concern in the Bitcoin development community. Although no other payment system in existence grants you the same level of freedom and control over your money that Bitcoin doe... Read More ...
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Technical
thief

OzCoin Hacked, Stolen Funds Seized and Returned by StrongCoin

April 24, 2013 | | One Comment
OzCoin, one of the larger Bitcoin mining pools, has reported that an unknown attacker managed to hack into their server, defacing their website and database and stealing 923 BTC ($135,000) from their Bitcoin wallet.... Read More ...
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Business
bitcoinica

BitFloor and Bitcoinica Refunds Showing Signs of Progress

December 5, 2012 | | 3 Comments
BitFloor and Bitcoinica Refunds Showing Signs of Progress The Bitcoin exchange platforms BitFloor and Bitcoinica, the two largest institutional victims of digital theft in Bitcoin history, have finally shown their f... Read More ...
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Politics & Law
Mitt Romney Blackmailed in Bitcoins

Mitt Romney Blackmailed for Bitcoins

September 6, 2012 | | 4 Comments
An anonymous poster published a message[1] claiming to be in possession of all of Mitt and Ann Romney’s tax records for several of the most recent tax years, demanding $1 million in ransom, to be delivered in ... Read More ...
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Business
thief

Bitfloor Hacked, $250,000 Missing

September 4, 2012 | | 7 Comments
Bitfloor, the fourth largest exchange dealing in US dollars, has just announced[1] that it has been hacked, and the service has taken a loss of 24,000 BTC, worth about $250,000 at the time of the theft. As Roman Sht... Read More ...
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Cypherpunk
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Use Secure Passwords for your Self-Generated Private Keys

August 11, 2012 | | 2 Comments
One of the lesser known features of Bitcoin is that the private keys, which form the basis for a Bitcoin address, do not need to be generated randomly; instead, one can generate a Bitcoin address, fully compatible w... Read More ...
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Politics & Law
Bitcoinica.Sinking.Ship

Tihan Seale Announces Bitcoinica Liquidation

August 2, 2012 | | 4 Comments
As was previously reported, Bitcoinica was shut down on May 11th, 2012 as a result of a hacker stealing 18,547 BTC (then worth about $92,500) from the service’s hot wallet.  Two months later, while the servic... Read More ...
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Business
thief

Bitcoinica Stolen From… Again

July 17, 2012 | | 2 Comments
Bitcoinica has fallen far in these past four months. The margin trading service that was once hailed as a revolutionary margin trading service and a shining beacon of success in the Bitcoin economy has become a locu... Read More ...
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