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Topic: 2012-05-12 news.softpedia.com - Bitcoinica Taken Offline, More Than 18,000 (Read 1039 times)

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AGAIN?

AGAIN what?

a) bitcoinica hacked again?  - sure.. enough articles below for you to have worked that out though I guess Wink
b) Another media story on the Bitcoinica hack?   - yeah, it is getting a lot of coverage.
c) Another report of a media story regarding the latest Bitcoinica hack in the Press subforum?  -  yeah - each one deserves its own thread.
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Bitcoinica Taken Offline, More Than 18,000 Bitcoins Stolen

May 12th, 2012, 10:32 GMT · By Eduard Kovacs

Bitcoinica has been taken offline by its administrators after they’ve noticed a suspicious transaction. It’s believed that at least 18,000 BTC ($90,000 or 68,000 EUR) have been stolen.

“Today, we have discovered a suspicious Bitcoin transaction that doesn't seem to be initiated by any one of the company owners. Some of them are not online at the moment so this is not conclusive,” Bitcoinica representatives wrote.

“We have contacted Rackspaceto suspend all our servers and lock down our accounts.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bitcoinica-Taken-Offline-More-Than-18-000-Bitcoins-Stolen-269192.shtml
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