Topic: Over 385,000 BTC worth of money stolen by hackers! (Read 1313 times)
A lot of these guys were caught, aka the dumb ones using cash machines watched over by CCTV. So not quite 45m anymore.
Should I sell all of my dollars until this security flaw is fixed?
No worries. You're covered by insurance. You know, unlike Bitcoin.
Insurance that's covered by a hackable currency?
Reminds of usagi.
Should I sell all of my dollars until this security flaw is fixed?
No worries. You're covered by insurance. You know, unlike Bitcoin.
Insurance that's covered by a hackable currency?
Should I sell all of my dollars until this security flaw is fixed?
No worries. You're covered by insurance. You know, unlike Bitcoin.
The article makes it quite clear that this exploit can be carried out again.. Scary stuff.
When I first saw the title I thought someone or some website had been stolen of 385k actual Bitcoins.. That woulda been scary haha.
When I first saw the title I thought someone or some website had been stolen of 385k actual Bitcoins.. That woulda been scary haha.
Youtube: How to make an ATM spew out money
Quote from: TechnologyReview
Barnaby Jack, director of security testing at the computer security company IOActive, demonstrates how to hack an ATM to make it dispense money.
USD is a huge bubble anyways man, I'd just stick to bitcoins.
+1
Bitcoin user not affected
Breaking news! The chinese hacker returned the dollars, but the liquidator and lawyers have stored them at Fort Gox, allowing time to make sure they're returned to their rightful owners.
Meanwhile, back at MintLab...
Meanwhile, back at MintLab...
It saddens me to think of all the wasted cloth and ink that will now be needed to print more money to replace what was stolen.
Madness!
Madness!
Are you retarded? They're not going to print the stolen money, that would create inflation dumbass.
Oh, so no Bitcoin was stolen. Gotcha. 
The dollar looks like a scam to me
US Dollar Hacked, 45m Stolen
That's it, I'm getting out of this deeply flakey scheme
That's it, I'm getting out of this deeply flakey scheme
Dollar wins anyday! Because it has an intrinsic security mechanism that is infallible....you can just print more dollars to mitigate the loss!
It saddens me to think of all the wasted cloth and ink that will now be needed to print more money to replace what was stolen.
Madness!
Madness!
nice clickbait title
The problem is the payment processing system for dollars employs very weak authentication and dollars are not intrinsically cryptographically secured. It's sad so many people are exposed to this risk.
USD is a huge bubble anyways man, I'd just stick to bitcoins.
I see what you did there
Global Network of Hackers Steals dollars worth over 385,000 BTC From ATMs
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/global-network-hackers-steal-45m-atms-19148657
Is the dollar safe? Should I sell all of my dollars until this security flaw is fixed?
Quote
The sophistication of a global network of thieves who drained cash machines around the globe of an astonishing $45 million in mere hours sent ripples through the security world, not merely for the size of the operation and ease with which it was carried out, but also for the threat that more such thefts may be in store.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/global-network-hackers-steal-45m-atms-19148657
Is the dollar safe? Should I sell all of my dollars until this security flaw is fixed?
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