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Topic: 2012-08-13 BBC News 'Bitcoin users sue over funds lost in site attack' (Read 1069 times)

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Those guys don't often speek about bitcoin, but when they do, it's pretty much about silk road selling drugs or about a heist of a bitcoin exchange.

So obvious.
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Bitcoin users sue over funds lost in site attack

13 August 2012 Last updated at 13:33 GMT

A Bitcoin website - which handles virtual currency trading - has been sued by four users who said it failed to provide adequate compensation following a security breach.

Bitcoinica suffered an attack earlier this year and the theft of $228,000 (£145,000) of the virtual currency.
The users said the site neglected to keep money safe, and has not honoured a promise to return lost funds.
They have asked for $460,458 in costs and damages.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19244210
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