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Title: 2012-05-17 blogs.cio.com - Bitcoin Theft of $90,000 is a Real Whodunnit
Post by: julz on May 17, 2012, 09:06:52 PM
The  'IT Security Hack' blog

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Bitcoin Theft of $90,000 is a Real Whodunnit

Bitcoinica, a provider of online virtual currency, was recently robbed for the second time in 10 weeks, and the circumstances are suspicious, to say the least. Unfortunately, the company can't call in the authorities, since it's unclear which agency would have jurisdiction over the incidents.

Constantine von Hoffman
2012-05-17

http://blogs.cio.com/security/17085/bitcoin-theft-90000-real-whodunnit


Last week’s theft of $90,000 in Bitcoins from the Bitcoinica website is beginning to look a lot like an episode of Law & Order.
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Title: Re: 2012-05-17 blogs.cio.com - Bitcoin Theft of $90,000 is a Real Whodunnit
Post by: kiba on May 17, 2012, 10:59:44 PM
This guy need to do more research and digging.

Also this: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=81581.0
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Does that sound like a person who wants to sell his company? Zhou was not only the Bitcoin president and inventor, but also its sole employee.

It sounds wrong. Satoshi is the inventor and there is no bitcoin company. Maybe he means a bitcoin related president and entrepreneur.



Title: Re: 2012-05-17 blogs.cio.com - Bitcoin Theft of $90,000 is a Real Whodunnit
Post by: giszmo on May 18, 2012, 03:57:23 AM
This guy need to do more research and digging.

Also this: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=81581.0
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Does that sound like a person who wants to sell his company? Zhou was not only the Bitcoin president and inventor, but also its sole employee.

It sounds wrong. Satoshi is the inventor and there is no bitcoin company. Maybe he means a bitcoin related president and entrepreneur.

thanx for the quote. saves me from clicking the link and reading the article ;)