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Title: [2014-03-05] Canada-based bitcoin bank closes after cyberattack Post by: Swordsoffreedom on March 05, 2014, 08:38:26 AM Preview:
Flexcoin, a Canada-based bitcoin bank, said it was closing down after losing bitcoins worth about $600,000 to a hacker attack enabled by flaws in its software code. Flexcoin said in a message on its website that all 896 bitcoins stored online were stolen on Sunday. http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0305/600230-flexcoin-canada-bitcoin/ Secondary Source http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bitcoin-bank-flexcoin-shuts-down-after-600-000-theft-1.2559018 |