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Title: Over 385,000 BTC worth of money stolen by hackers! Post by: Elwar on May 10, 2013, 11:03:03 PM Global Network of Hackers Steals dollars worth over 385,000 BTC From ATMs
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? Title: Re: Over 385,000 BTC worth of money stolen by hackers! Post by: superduh on May 10, 2013, 11:07:09 PM I see what you did there
Title: Re: Over 385,000 BTC worth of money stolen by hackers! Post by: glendall on May 10, 2013, 11:08:03 PM USD is a huge bubble anyways man, I'd just stick to bitcoins.
Title: Re: Over 385,000 BTC worth of money stolen by hackers! Post by: bg002h on May 10, 2013, 11:23:25 PM 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.
Title: Re: Over 385,000 BTC worth of money stolen by hackers! Post by: grue on May 10, 2013, 11:29:16 PM nice clickbait title
Title: Re: Over 385,000 BTC worth of money stolen by hackers! Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on May 11, 2013, 01:03:20 AM 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! Title: Re: Over 385,000 BTC worth of money stolen by hackers! Post by: oakpacific on May 11, 2013, 02:24:12 AM Dollar wins anyday! Because it has an intrinsic security mechanism that is infallible....you can just print more dollars to mitigate the loss! :D
Title: Re: Over 385,000 BTC worth of money stolen by hackers! Post by: Stringer Bell on May 11, 2013, 05:40:23 AM US Dollar Hacked, 45m Stolen
That's it, I'm getting out of this deeply flakey scheme ::) Title: Re: Over 385,000 BTC worth of money stolen by hackers! Post by: Gabi on May 11, 2013, 10:48:13 AM The dollar looks like a scam to me
Title: Re: Over 385,000 BTC worth of money stolen by hackers! Post by: naypalm on May 12, 2013, 02:14:04 AM Oh, so no Bitcoin was stolen. Gotcha. 8)
Title: Re: Over 385,000 BTC worth of money stolen by hackers! Post by: limitless on May 12, 2013, 05:30:44 AM 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! Are you retarded? They're not going to print the stolen money, that would create inflation dumbass. Title: Re: Over 385,000 BTC worth of money stolen by hackers! Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on May 12, 2013, 06:40:35 AM 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... Title: Re: Over 385,000 BTC worth of money stolen by hackers! Post by: Lethn on May 13, 2013, 05:41:11 AM Bitcoin user not affected :D
Title: Re: Over 385,000 BTC worth of money stolen by hackers! Post by: BitcoinOxygen on May 13, 2013, 06:55:10 AM USD is a huge bubble anyways man, I'd just stick to bitcoins. +1 Title: Re: Over 385,000 BTC worth of money stolen by hackers! Post by: elux on May 13, 2013, 10:49:57 AM Youtube: How to make an ATM spew out money (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmR0yvBTbTc) 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. Title: Re: Over 385,000 BTC worth of money stolen by hackers! Post by: Zaih on May 13, 2013, 10:52:25 AM 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. Title: Re: Over 385,000 BTC worth of money stolen by hackers! Post by: greyhawk on May 13, 2013, 12:08:40 PM Should I sell all of my dollars until this security flaw is fixed? No worries. You're covered by insurance. You know, unlike Bitcoin. Title: Re: Over 385,000 BTC worth of money stolen by hackers! Post by: Lethn on May 13, 2013, 04:42:05 PM 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? :D Title: Re: Over 385,000 BTC worth of money stolen by hackers! Post by: greyhawk on May 13, 2013, 04:53:48 PM 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? :D Reminds of usagi. Title: Re: Over 385,000 BTC worth of money stolen by hackers! Post by: ABitBack on May 14, 2013, 10:58:36 AM A lot of these guys were caught, aka the dumb ones using cash machines watched over by CCTV. So not quite 45m anymore.
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