[2014-03-05] Canada-based bitcoin bank closes after cyberattack

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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/

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bitcoin-bank-flexcoin-shuts-down-after-600-000-theft-1.2559018