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Virtual Heist Paralyzes BitFloor, the U.S.’s #1 USD Bitcoin Exchange

Jessica Roy
2012-09-05

http://betabeat.com/2012/09/bitcoin-heist-bitfloor-shut-down-romanshtylman-09052012/

The problem with virtual currency is that it doesn’t take an Italian Job-style heist to make off with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of Bitcoins.
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Over the last 15 months, more than 290,000 BTC have been stolen, according to CNET and Bitcoin talk forum.
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