Also the accusation by nixon98 was made in the same thread as the last post nixon99 had posted before the hack accusation.

Prior to the hack accusation nixon99 posted in that thread frequently. After the accusation they didn't.

The account is used to announce the [ANN][ICO] 🚀 AZBIT - Blockchain Investment Banking thread.

Other accounts associated with the project have symilar accusations against it.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=397698    cryptotech - hacked or sold accusation

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=2527625       crimson876 - attempting to solicit paid comments from senior accounts



nixon98 is the accuser

nixon99 is the hacked account

nixon99 admitted having bought the account after nixon98 wrote to his hacked account.

nixon98 forwarded the conversation to me when I requested to see a copy of the PM after I saw their accusation from October 2017





It appears the hacked and stolen account is used by the community manager of AZBIT on bitcointalk - nixon99

Are you serious ? 

Prior to the being hacked the account doesn't post in Russian once.

Immediately after the hack it starts posting mainly in Russian.

It has probably had more than one owner since.



https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=332356;sa=showPosts;start=400

While crawling through some old posts I found this:


So I messaged the nixon98 account and was told that he had contacted his old account and was told that they had bought it.

Some of the PMs exchanged.

Ultimately only merit sources really appear on this list because they have more sMerits than merits.

Perhaps logic would dictate that the renovations were in progress prior to the security breach and abruptly halted when the breach took place.

Google maps is like Wikipedia. Anyone can edit it.


That link has a date on it when it was published - so not relevant.



A CEO is an employee and there are no authorities to notify of employment changes.

Even the newspapers don't get that part wrong.

Archived for future reference

Cryptopia is still restrained by what they can say. Both due to the ongoing police investigation, other legal restrictions and still being in the process of making an accurate assessment of the situation.

I'm not quite sure what you are trying to achieve here Andrew.


Who is Chairman Allan Booth ? CEO Allan Booth has not worked for Cryptopia since June 10 October 2018

Current Director and acting CEO is Peter Dawson. EDIT (Peter Dawson has been Director since June 2018 and Managing Director - Acting CEO since October 2018)

Now that we are entering the horror genre. Lets expand !

Since Timelord tried to exclude me from the discussion on his thread I've done a bit of research.

While I am still getting used to the reality that I have probably lost funds due to the Cryptopia hack I was wondering why he was so keen to shut down my posts on his thread - even to the extent of leaving trust feedback.




(Bold = my emphasis)

https://archive.fo/qgIGn

I have a few questions for Timelord2067

Are you an official from sexcoin ?

When did sexcoin find out that their blockchain was exploited on 14 August 2018 ?

https://chainz.cryptoid.info/sxc/address.dws?SDheavoF8rnJu5hkitK8qzZ3mKXF7mfo3C.htm
https://chainz.cryptoid.info/sxc/address.dws?zTCqPXceNmY5BAFcdm3ojpXeJYs67nbG3.htm
https://chainz.cryptoid.info/sxc/address.dws?Ry9zadfyV8qzmnkc49tVMBisVa59rFo8Fd.htm


https://chainz.cryptoid.info/sxc/orphans.dws

How did they find out and what action did they take ?

Did sexcoin compensate affected users ?

How much was stolen and when did they report it ?

When (date) did sexcoin inform the authorities (who) that their chain had been exploited resulting in theft of funds ?

What have they done to assist the authorities to attempt to recover those funds ?

When did they inform the community and warn the users that the coin blockchain was exploited and now contains transactions created by a malicious party that stole funds and orphaned blocks from honest miners ?

Why did they not mention that their chain had been exploited (a number of times)  when they forked ?


https://sexcoin.info/
https://archive.fo/b4TVy


How does a double spend 51% attack work ? Explanation and examples.

Here you go. Derailing the thread again....

I agree. I've spoken to several people that have posted there and had their posts deleted. Not shitposts either.

Moderation seems to be bit over the top there.

I just got mauled for having a vistaprint knockoff.

OUCH  ! Carefull ! White stains easily !



vistaprint tries to muscle in everywhere.

They were (or are) restricted to what they can say. They were literally locked out of their own building and systems.

While it can be unsettling for the users not knowing what is going on - for investigators it can be an advantage keeping the information confidential. I do not know the reasons but I'm sure they have good reasons for it.


I (and Lafu) have posted numerous updates throughout the month in this thread. It has been drowned out by people that have their own opinions not based on facts.

For this community service we received abuse and insults.

Cryptopia nor the NZ police use Bitcointalk for their announcements.

There was no "silence":
Here are all the posts that directly relate to the attack and announcements:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1669443.msg49269378#msg49269378
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1669443.msg49331066#msg49331066
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1669443.msg49359988#msg49359988
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1669443.msg49442374#msg49442374
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1669443.msg49442847#msg49442847
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1669443.msg49459746#msg49459746
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1669443.msg49471310#msg49471310
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1669443.msg49481769#msg49481769 (lafu stops posting after receiving abuse)
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1669443.msg49482732#msg49482732
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1669443.msg49491359#msg49491359
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1669443.msg49509473#msg49509473
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1669443.msg49521551#msg49521551
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1669443.msg49529885#msg49529885
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1669443.msg49588281#msg49588281
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1669443.msg49620662#msg49620662
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1669443.msg49745247#msg49745247
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1669443.msg49766038#msg49766038

There is no point for me to communicate with people that are not prepared to act in a civil manner. Abusive members will just be ignored and serous abuse will be reported.



I've got no interest in communicating with the roaches in this thread. This is purely for people that can communicate with some decency.

While the police has just given them back their buildings it does not mean they can just start trading again. It would be quite reckless to just throw the doors open without doing a proper security review of everything.  There will be quite a lot of work for them to do on their site to ensure safe trading can occur.
As you can imagine - during the investigation there was no staff working on the site (other than to assist the police) and they had no access to their building - now that they do have access to their building they will have to assess the situation and make changes. The police focuses on the preservation of evidence and finding the perpetrator - but the police don't fix the website or whatever cause the breach.
They will also need to prepare for an exodus. There will be quite a few people that will withdraw their funds from the exchange. Times like this remind that it is important to only keep funds necessary for trading on an exchange.


Decentralized exchanges and exchanges with questionable jurisdictions are more risky.  Who are the owners ? Who will investigate ? Who will be held responsible ? At least with a licensed exchange there will be some required standards of care and accountability.

Other exchanges might be operating in a less regulated market.

Cryptopia is a registered company that is licensed with the FMA.

When Cryptopia reported the breach to the police and other authorities they stepped in and took control.

This is because the authorities view this breach involving other peoples assets - not just Cryptopia.

New Zealands Authorities consider a breach of this value a very serious crime.

While Cryptopia assisted the authorities as much as possible they did not control the investigation and were not able to use their premises.

Since Friday they have been able to enter their premises again uninhibited but do not yet have control of everything. (Some of their equipment is still under the control of the authorities)


This doesn't mean that they can just turn on their website and start trading again. They have to assess the risks and safeguard the assets.

means that before this time their business was specifically prevented from running by the NZ Police while they conducted a forensic investigation.

It doesn't mean they can just instantly turn on the site and start trading. They also will need some time to make a proper assessment.

Cryptopia works in a regulated environment and has procedures to follow and authorities other than the police to satisfy.  

The identities of the founders, CEO and some of the staff are public knowledge. The accusations in this case that are being made are towards some of the victims of this crime rather than the criminals that perpetrated it.

To be honest it disgusts me how some people act on this forum. Anonymity seems to bring out the worst in some people. If you want to make baseless accusations then at least be brave enough to attach your real name to it.

I have attempted to keep the community updated. As I have said many times before - I do not work for Cryptopia - I do have a role there as a volunteer moderator. I got that role after I was particularly active in identifying phishing scams and other threats that could result in users losing funds.

I don't appreciate the insults and abuse and has resulted in a number of people being added to my ignore list.