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Bitcoin forum goes offline after hack |
October 03, 2013
A popular Bitcoin forum, Bitcointalk.org, remained offline Wednesday night as it investigated a cyberattack.Bitcointalk.org uses forum software made by Simple Machines, a nonprofit organization. According to a video of the hack posted by a Reddit user, the attackers call themselves "The Hole Seekers."Users were greeted with classical music and animated explosions followed by the message: "Hello friend, Bitcoin has been seized by the FBI for being illegal. Thanks, bye," according to the video.The hack occurred just after the U.S. Federal Bureau of investigation seized US$3.6 million worth of the virtual currency as part of its shut down and arrest of the alleged operator of the Silk Road, an online market of mostly illicit goods.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2051920/bitcoin-forum-goes-offline-after-hack.html#tk.rss_all
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