mybitcoin down or just me? - page 4.

julz

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Quote from: ShadowOfHarbringer on July 31, 2011, 05:06:26 PM

Quote from: nopasaran on July 31, 2011, 04:47:26 PM

And now bitomat.pl is dead - 17k(?) of bitcoins gone(?)
such a wonderful weekend...

WTF is going on ?
Is this some kind of coordinated attack, or just coincidence ? I find it hard to believe in coincidences.

FYI, Bitomat.pl was the largest Polish exchange, and simultaneously 3rd in the world.

Given the number of businesses in rush-to-market mode in the bitcoin community - I'd say coincidence.
Security and business processes across most Bitcoin start-ups are likely to be immature.

This sort of thing is disappointing, but shouldn't be a complete surprise.
It's only made worse by the fact that it's such an adversarial environment to operate in.
Not only are there competing services, but the systems effectively hold 'cash' on their hard drives, which of course attracts the cyber bandits.

Sannyasi

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so much scamming....... i don't feel comfortable doing anything other than trading on the exchanges with it because of all the crap i hear about and getting screwed out of a small bit on my first trade, it's sad =/

ShadowOfHarbringer

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Quote from: nopasaran on July 31, 2011, 04:47:26 PM

And now bitomat.pl is dead - 17k(?) of bitcoins gone(?)
such a wonderful weekend...

WTF is going on ?
Is this some kind of coordinated attack, or just coincidence ? I find it hard to believe in coincidences.

FYI, Bitomat.pl was the largest Polish exchange, and simultaneously 3rd in the world.

ball4thegame

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has mybitcoin.com responded at all yet? Angry

nopasaran

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And now bitomat.pl is dead - 17k(?) of bitcoins gone(?)
such a wonderful weekend...

Oldminer

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Quote from: Bitcoin Swami on July 31, 2011, 02:54:00 PM

That really sucks! Dammit. Some of us tried to warn you guys jeez.

+1

bitcoinBull

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One should store one's bitcoin in an offline wallet. Using an online wallet service defeats bitcoin's beautiful purpose (that its decentralized and not seizable).

Hopefully, fund losses to centralized exchanges and deposit services are minimal.

BioMike

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Quote from: kiba on July 31, 2011, 03:23:42 PM

Quote from: Bruce Wagner on July 31, 2011, 02:03:12 PM

I hope it is back up tomorrow.

And I hope we all move all our money to some place else where they have dedicated staffs and multiple communication lines.

Or something that is run by trusted members the bitcoin community, like GLBSE.

kiba

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Quote from: Bruce Wagner on July 31, 2011, 02:03:12 PM

I hope it is back up tomorrow.

And I hope we all move all our money to some place else where they have dedicated staffs and multiple communication lines.

Bitcoin Swami

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Quote from: Bruce Wagner on July 31, 2011, 02:03:12 PM

We have a lot of bitcoin there..... ( as has already been reported in the press )... Many -- perhaps most -- non-technical people... and businesses, I know and associate with,.... rely on MyBitcoin.com

Most of my friends and family and associates.... all have all their bitcoin there too.

I hope it is back up tomorrow.

That really sucks! Dammit. Some of us tried to warn you guys jeez.

Quip

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I contacted the web host and sent mybitcoin several emails, and tried to reach his phone (it has been disconnected). I say we file a police report.

BioMike

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Quote from: smoothie on July 31, 2011, 02:43:54 PM

Anyone know what happened to mybitcoin.com in regards to why they are down?

Only a "serious bug" (transactions to the bitcoin network didn't get processed) was reported a few hours before it went offline.

smoothie

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Quote from: Bruce Wagner on July 31, 2011, 02:03:12 PM

We have a lot of bitcoin there..... ( as has already been reported in the press )... Many -- perhaps most -- non-technical people... and businesses, I know and associate with,.... rely on MyBitcoin.com

Most of my friends and family and associates.... all have all their bitcoin there too.

I hope it is back up tomorrow.

There needs to be a better way to store your bitcoins if you are not technically savvy. I was affected by the mt. gox hack and never ever leave my bitcoins or funds on their servers.

Anyone know what happened to mybitcoin.com in regards to why they are down?

Astrohacker

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Quote from: Bruce Wagner on July 31, 2011, 02:03:12 PM

We have a lot of bitcoin there..... ( as has already been reported in the press )... Many -- perhaps most -- non-technical people... and businesses, I know and associate with,.... rely on MyBitcoin.com

Most of my friends and family and associates.... all have all their bitcoin there too.

I hope it is back up tomorrow.

Uh oh. We need The Bitcoin Device ASAP so people can both use bitcoin while being nontechnical and not have to rely on some anonymous third party. Here's my suggestion for The Bitcoin Device: https://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=28923

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Quote from: Bruce Wagner on July 31, 2011, 02:03:12 PM

We have a lot of bitcoin there..... ( as has already been reported in the press )... Many -- perhaps most -- non-technical people... and businesses, I know and associate with,.... rely on MyBitcoin.com

Most of my friends and family and associates.... all have all their bitcoin there too.

I hope it is back up tomorrow.

This is serious. The guy potentially stole hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Bruce Wagner

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We have a lot of bitcoin there..... ( as has already been reported in the press )... Many -- perhaps most -- non-technical people... and businesses, I know and associate with,.... rely on MyBitcoin.com

Most of my friends and family and associates.... all have all their bitcoin there too.

I hope it is back up tomorrow.

lettucebee

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You are asking a lot of me here, but I will accept donations to go to Nevis.

Mt.Fun

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Quote from: Rob Lister on July 31, 2011, 12:40:54 PM

Quote from: Mt.Fun on July 31, 2011, 12:35:53 PM

Quote from: BioMike on July 31, 2011, 12:33:01 PM

Quote from: Mt.Fun on July 31, 2011, 12:27:46 PM

Can someone please figure out what is going on with mybitcoin.com? Looks to me like it's a catastrophe.

How? Mailed 3 different email addresses, one (the abuse mail address) bounced. 2 (one of the company registered at that address and one old one that I used in the past to contact them) Haven't replied yet.

We need to raise funds to send the most badass member of the Bitcoin community on a secret mission to Nevis to hunt down Tom Williams!

Maybe you can send John Doe.

I think we'll send y-o-u. Come back with the Bitcoins or don't come back at all. Grin

Rob Lister

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Quote from: Mt.Fun on July 31, 2011, 12:35:53 PM

Quote from: BioMike on July 31, 2011, 12:33:01 PM

Quote from: Mt.Fun on July 31, 2011, 12:27:46 PM

Can someone please figure out what is going on with mybitcoin.com? Looks to me like it's a catastrophe.

How? Mailed 3 different email addresses, one (the abuse mail address) bounced. 2 (one of the company registered at that address and one old one that I used in the past to contact them) Haven't replied yet.

We need to raise funds to send the most badass member of the Bitcoin community on a secret mission to Nevis to hunt down Tom Williams!

Maybe you can send John Doe.

edd

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Quote from: BioMike on July 31, 2011, 12:22:13 PM

Quote from: edd on July 31, 2011, 12:21:21 PM

Todd, I believe a new thread would be more appropriate for your post. It was not in reply to anyone else's nor does it address the OP's issue.

He spammed al mybitcoin related topics with the same post.

I see. How trollish.

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