List of Major Bitcoin Heists, Thefts, Hacks, Scams, and Losses - page 3.

capoeira

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Quote from: Ferrero on August 03, 2016, 11:51:37 AM

This is a great list to maintain. I predict that we will see the number of heists increasing, but the size of the heists shrinking over time; simply a matter of decentralization. At least until adoption is totally saturated - at which point it can go either direction.

No more too big to fail.

no more too big to fail, but soon 50% of coins will be in the hand of criminals.
what is the count atm? 10%?

Ferrero

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This is a great list to maintain. I predict that we will see the number of heists increasing, but the size of the heists shrinking over time; simply a matter of decentralization. At least until adoption is totally saturated - at which point it can go either direction.

No more too big to fail.

BitcoinXio

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List of bitcoin exchanges hacked this year, hope it helps your list out some: http://bitcoinx.io/news/articles/the-number-of-exchanges-hacked-this-year-may-surprise-you/

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Quote from: themusicgod1 on August 02, 2016, 11:19:34 PM

so...about that 700k bitfinex/bitgo hack this week.

119,756btc

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/4vupa6/p2shinfo_shows_movement_out_of_multisig_wallets/d61oe33

themusicgod1

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so...about that 700k bitfinex/bitgo hack this week.

NamedUser

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Wow! I've bookmarked this to come back again and again. What a ton of Bitcoin heists/scams.

Timelord2067

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Meant to include Chris (Bitcoin7.com) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=24598

Quote from: Chris (Bitcoin7.com) on June 16, 2011, 03:46:40 AM

Hello, this account is an official member of Bitcoin7.com team, I apply for whitelisting.

Quote from: Chris (Bitcoin7.com) on June 23, 2011, 08:39:24 AM

Hello Everyone,

Just wanted to post from my own forum account an introduction.
I will be posting from it in the future.

User Account started pretty much at the end of the exchanges short life.

Bitcoin7 - Official letter, following first week of operation https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=21526.0;all http://archive.is/OGy1L (Archived for future reference)

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jkminkov started a bitcoin7.com thread three and a half hours prior to the one yeponlyone started that you referred to.

15 June 2011, 08:18:25 https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoin7-a-new-exchange-17004 http://archive.is/3Vok8

15 June 2011, 10:45:38 https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoin7com-brand-new-exchange-market-17043 http://archive.is/tfZF8

Both now archived in full (using the

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Quote from: yeponlyone on June 14, 2011, 07:45:38 PM

Hey everyone, I just got a PM from new user, bitcoin7.com, telling me about their new exchange, I've checked it out some and boy does it look classy!
Check it out for yourselves, and if we could, would it be possible to whitelist the user so they can give a proper introduction themself?

www.bitcoin7.com

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Quote from: mescalito on March 27, 2016, 04:56:58 AM

Basically the only info I found is in this thread https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=17043.175

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The founder of Bitcoin7 is going to be a speaker at a presentation of bitcoin in Sofia(Bulgaria).....
How do you have moral to show yourself at bitcoin presentation after "loosing" all the coins of your customer.
This is the url https://coinwisdomsofia.com/ (you can check him at the speakers section)...

BTW from the info I remember about the hack, I held around 1/10 of BTC there Roll Eyes

update: I saw the page in wap view, now I see the founders name on the pic, way better now

I feel 2011 is like digging for dinosaurs I'm afraid to say. I did have a chuckle at the third post however...

Quote from: TheBitMan on June 14, 2011, 08:02:47 PM

1 BTC is $1USD not bad!

adhitthana

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1.I recovered all my alt coins from Mintpal after it closed. Did others lose?
2.There was the other infamous Mintpal incident where the exchanges and mining pools rolled back a blockchain to recover stolen coins. Was it Vericoin?
3.Polo had coins stolen (2013?) but Busoni worked and paid them all back.
4.C-cex had coins stolen not long before the Polo incident. Some BTC and some Darkcoin which I think were transferred to Polo(?) and dumped

defined

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Quote from: ranlo on September 12, 2015, 03:31:46 AM

Quote from: killerjoegreece on September 11, 2015, 03:44:14 AM

wow that is a lot of money stolen. these things need to stop if btc is to go far.

The sad part is it's one theft after another, and then people wonder why outsiders feel Bitcoin is a scam. It's because 99% of the Bitcoin-related things ARE scams. Even if you look in the securities section on these forums, you'll find that nearly every business is going to bet at a net loss for perpetuity, and that's excluding those that are clear scams to begin with.

Bitcoin is like cash: do not trust it to anyone you do not know.

mescalito

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Basically the only info I found is in this thread https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=17043.175

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The founder of Bitcoin7 is going to be a speaker at a presentation of bitcoin in Sofia(Bulgaria).....
How do you have moral to show yourself at bitcoin presentation after "loosing" all the coins of your customer.
This is the url https://coinwisdomsofia.com/ (you can check him at the speakers section)...

BTW from the info I remember about the hack, I held around 1/10 of BTC there Roll Eyes

update: I saw the page in wap view, now I see the founders name on the pic, way better now

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Quote from: mescalito on March 26, 2016, 11:02:49 AM

So the owner of bitcoin7 has never been identified? It seems he is a pro scammer

Not on the list of here --> Known alts of anyone: User generated https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/known-alts-of-anyone-user-generated-1206112 - any info you have? I'll see if I can find out anything... Grin

mescalito

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So the owner of bitcoin7 has never been identified? It seems he is a pro scammer

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Quote from: BitcoinBoss666 on September 13, 2015, 05:13:37 PM

Quote from: Timelord2067 on September 12, 2015, 04:51:33 PM

Without a doubt the Quickseller / Panthers52 / Tomatocage and extraKrispy scam by (as Default Trust) leaving negative feedback / trust and then offering their own Alt's up as escrow thus taking the mark-up on BTC sales and the escrow fee would have to fall into scam / fraud and extortion all in one?

More names of Alt's or other's who are (or were) on the default Trust (DT) list as I become aware of them.

Quickseller / Panthers52 / Tomatocage and extraKrispy scam ref: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.12402622

Remember to add VOD to this list.
He think he god here and abuse trust system really hard.

Vod has given Quickseller and Panthers52 negative trust but not , Tomatocage or extraKrispy...

...and I see s/he gave you negative trust back in July for not paying back a loan??. There'll be a whole lot of default trust resets occurring over the next few weeks me thinks.

2nd edit ACCTseller is another alt of Quickseller... https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/quickseller-escrowing-for-himself-1171059

3rd edit QS banned is another Alt of Quickseller https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/quickseller-escrowing-for-himself-1171059

ranlo

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Quote from: gogxmagog on September 13, 2015, 05:50:32 PM

ACTIVEmining. He's been found guilty of breaking a bunch of securities rules by the Missouri Securities Division (misleading investors, failing to make good on promises etc) and has been issued fines of over $30000. He is also supposed to reimburse all investors for IPO value of shares. So far he has ignored these charges and refuses to cooperate even his lawyer fired him!
The deadline for paying his fine is coming up (can't remember if it's end sept or oct) but he's nowhere to be found. If he doesn't pay the fines it goes to the federal level and he will see jail time and a disgorgement of funds. The FBI will be tasked with hunting his sorry ass down.
There was some debate wether he was an outright scam or just in readable incompetent but his behaviour regarding the legal matters and his responsibilities to his shareholders (and the state of Missouri) lean pretty hard toward scammer

I have the feeling these securities fraud accusations are going to come up a lot as the government starts taking a more active role in BTC. Almost any company selling shares on these forums is guilty of the same.

stuff0577

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More stuff will come.

Wow very nice post. I put some awareness with me. thanks with the list. Grin

gogxmagog

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Ad maiora!

ACTIVEmining. He's been found guilty of breaking a bunch of securities rules by the Missouri Securities Division (misleading investors, failing to make good on promises etc) and has been issued fines of over $30000. He is also supposed to reimburse all investors for IPO value of shares. So far he has ignored these charges and refuses to cooperate even his lawyer fired him!
The deadline for paying his fine is coming up (can't remember if it's end sept or oct) but he's nowhere to be found. If he doesn't pay the fines it goes to the federal level and he will see jail time and a disgorgement of funds. The FBI will be tasked with hunting his sorry ass down.
There was some debate wether he was an outright scam or just in readable incompetent but his behaviour regarding the legal matters and his responsibilities to his shareholders (and the state of Missouri) lean pretty hard toward scammer

BitcoinBoss666

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Quote from: Timelord2067 on September 12, 2015, 04:51:33 PM

Without a doubt the Quickseller / Panthers52 / Tomatocage and extraKrispy scam by (as Default Trust) leaving negative feedback / trust and then offering their own Alt's up as escrow thus taking the mark-up on BTC sales and the escrow fee would have to fall into scam / fraud and extortion all in one?

More names of Alt's or other's who are (or were) on the default Trust (DT) list as I become aware of them.

Quickseller / Panthers52 / Tomatocage and extraKrispy scam ref: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.12402622

Remember to add VOD to this list.
He think he god here and abuse trust system really hard.

Timelord2067

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Without a doubt the Quickseller / Panthers52 / Tomatocage and extraKrispy scam by (as Default Trust) leaving negative feedback / trust and then offering their own Alt's up as escrow thus taking the mark-up on BTC sales and the escrow fee would have to fall into scam / fraud and extortion all in one?

More names of Alt's or other's who are (or were) on the default Trust (DT) list as I become aware of them.

Quickseller / Panthers52 / Tomatocage and extraKrispy scam ref: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.12402622

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