2013-11-25 CoinDesk: Bitcoin Payment Processor BIPS Attacked, Over $1m Stolen

[zeroday]

http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-payment-processor-bips-attacked-1m-stolen/

Europe’s primary bitcoin payment processor for merchants and free online wallet service, BIPS, was the target of a major DDoS attack and subsequent theft in the past few days that saw 1,295 BTC (just over $1m on CoinDesk’s BPI) stolen.

[ronda]

lucky i dont deal with BIPS .

[exstasie]

Hopefully these processors, companies start adding more security around attacks.  Constant attacks like this will cause an issue for BTC in the long run!

[stormlighter]

"Stolen"... Thats a bunch of BS!

This is the second time the owner, Kris Henriksen, has pulled of a stunt like this!