Poloniex got hacked!?

[tokeweed]

Hey guys,

I'm not saying that poloniex got hacked but all ETH deposits are gone.

I deposited some ETH and blockchain tells me that they went through but they aren't shown in poloniex.

I tried to change my password and it didn't let me.

I thought it's maybe only my account that has got problems... but in the trollbox there are a lot of other people having the exact same issues.


Considering the news that DAO got hacked I feel certain that poloniex got hacked.

It went through.  It's Poloniex witholding everyone's ETH to avoid a major dump.  This could be a request behind the scenes from the Ethereum Foundation itself.

this is one of the biggest reasons that i switched over to BITTREX for all my altcoin tradings. poloniex is too shady and they have been doing a lot of these things that make me not want to trust them at all.

I'll do so too from now.
These are my coins and they have absolute no right to freeze them.

The 'request' comment is just speculation, so only take it with a grain of salt..

In my opinion, Poloniex is still the best altcoin exchange out there.  I have never had any problems so far with them and will still continue to use it.  It is understandable that they froze ETH trading.  This prevents the hacker from dumping the stolen ETH if ever he finds a way to transfer them to Poloniex.

Imagine if Poloniex didn't care.  All ETH holders will be ******.  And guess what?  You yourselves will be asking why there was no freeze order by them.

[raphma]

not only poloniex, other exchanges are doing this too. With the fork comming they could have problems to handle all transactions so i think it's better this.
The trading inside poloniex is still active tho

[BillyBobZorton]

Hey guys,

I'm not saying that poloniex got hacked but all ETH deposits are gone.

I deposited some ETH and blockchain tells me that they went through but they aren't shown in poloniex.

I tried to change my password and it didn't let me.

I thought it's maybe only my account that has got problems... but in the trollbox there are a lot of other people having the exact same issues.


Considering the news that DAO got hacked I feel certain that poloniex got hacked.

It went through.  It's Poloniex witholding everyone's ETH to avoid a major dump.  This could be a request behind the scenes from the Ethereum Foundation itself.

Edit:  The 'request' comment is just speculation, so only take it with a grain of salt.

Not between the scenes. Vitalik panicked and created a thread on reddit asking for it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/4oif2x/dao_attack_exchanges_please_pause_eth_and_dao/

They are acting like central banks. Poloniex froze people's accounts just like central banks do with bailouts. What a scam.

[pedrog]

Hey guys,

I'm not saying that poloniex got hacked but all ETH deposits are gone.

I deposited some ETH and blockchain tells me that they went through but they aren't shown in poloniex.

I tried to change my password and it didn't let me.

I thought it's maybe only my account that has got problems... but in the trollbox there are a lot of other people having the exact same issues.


Considering the news that DAO got hacked I feel certain that poloniex got hacked.

It went through.  It's Poloniex witholding everyone's ETH to avoid a major dump.  This could be a request behind the scenes from the Ethereum Foundation itself.

Edit:  The 'request' comment is just speculation, so only take it with a grain of salt.

Not between the scenes. Vitalik panicked and created a thread on reddit asking for it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/4oif2x/dao_attack_exchanges_please_pause_eth_and_dao/

They are acting like central banks. Poloniex froze people's accounts just like central banks do with bailouts. What a scam.

Well, isn't he the lead developer? Why shouldn't he be worried about this?

I don't see the problem in prevent the theft of $60 million...

[Yakamoto]

Ethereum is fine, they said, it's the next Bitcoin, they said...

Poloniex is probably trying to stop the dump of Ethereum that is plaguing other exchanges, and considering the value of ETH is down 14% now, it seems like they may have made the right decision, but the day they open the exchange again the value is going to be lower.

Everything is probably fine...

[X7]

Ethereum is spamming the network to slow an attack which was executed on the DAO - Sit tight - some things are happening this may not be Poloniex's fault

[BitcoinHodler]

Ethereum is fine, they said, it's the next Bitcoin, they said...

Poloniex is probably trying to stop the dump of Ethereum that is plaguing other exchanges, and considering the value of ETH is down 14% now, it seems like they may have made the right decision, but the day they open the exchange again the value is going to be lower.

Everything is probably fine...

yeah it is so funny they have been trying so hard to prove that ethereum is good and is going to replace bitcoin while it gets hacked!

the funnier part is the desperate eth supporters who have been spamming in the forum especially in speculation board to slow down the dump.... poor mods that have to remove so many spam in that board each day

[Btcvilla]

This is why you don't store your Bitcoins in websites like these.

Or any website for that matter.

[Oralmat]

Hey guys,

I'm not saying that poloniex got hacked but all ETH deposits are gone.

I deposited some ETH and blockchain tells me that they went through but they aren't shown in poloniex.

I tried to change my password and it didn't let me.

I thought it's maybe only my account that has got problems... but in the trollbox there are a lot of other people having the exact same issues.


Considering the news that DAO got hacked I feel certain that poloniex got hacked.

It went through.  It's Poloniex witholding everyone's ETH to avoid a major dump.  This could be a request behind the scenes from the Ethereum Foundation itself.

this is one of the biggest reasons that i switched over to BITTREX for all my altcoin tradings. poloniex is too shady and they have been doing a lot of these things that make me not want to trust them at all.

I'll do so too from now.
These are my coins and they have absolute no right to freeze them.

The 'request' comment is just speculation, so only take it with a grain of salt..

In my opinion, Poloniex is still the best altcoin exchange out there.  I have never had any problems so far with them and will still continue to use it.  It is understandable that they froze ETH trading.  This prevents the hacker from dumping the stolen ETH if ever he finds a way to transfer them to Poloniex.

Imagine if Poloniex didn't care.  All ETH holders will be ******.  And guess what?  You yourselves will be asking why there was no freeze order by them.

Yes, this is a good attempt to froze Eth trading for the time being. This will be definitely help Stop from the hacker from dumping the Stolen Eth. Such steps  should be taken by all the exchanges for the betterment of the coins and in general interest of the public.

[Yakamoto]

Ethereum is fine, they said, it's the next Bitcoin, they said...

Poloniex is probably trying to stop the dump of Ethereum that is plaguing other exchanges, and considering the value of ETH is down 14% now, it seems like they may have made the right decision, but the day they open the exchange again the value is going to be lower.

Everything is probably fine...

yeah it is so funny they have been trying so hard to prove that ethereum is good and is going to replace bitcoin while it gets hacked!

the funnier part is the desperate eth supporters who have been spamming in the forum especially in speculation board to slow down the dump.... poor mods that have to remove so many spam in that board each day

Well this is definitely going to shake up the ETH trust when it comes to an investor's perspective, and I wouldn't be surprised if there are more dumps on the way on other exchanges. If someone was able to hack the network and steal coins from people without having to get access to a website, I'd say fuck that shit and get out of it. A crypto should never have the network hacked, and if it is, it is a failed crypto. The fundamental security is compromised.

[eddie13]

 I sure hope Polo is ok.. All my BTC is there..

[1337leet]

Ethereum is fine, they said, it's the next Bitcoin, they said...

Poloniex is probably trying to stop the dump of Ethereum that is plaguing other exchanges, and considering the value of ETH is down 14% now, it seems like they may have made the right decision, but the day they open the exchange again the value is going to be lower.

Everything is probably fine...

It's already open again.

My missing coins also "arrived" or got unfrozen.

[jukka]

polo is ok. its eth that has problems.

[alyssa85]

Ethereum is fine, they said, it's the next Bitcoin, they said...

This is definitely the end of them, though holders will take some time to accept it. Digital money only works if the code is secure. If it is not, it's a crap-shoot.

[GreenBits]

polo is ok. its eth that has problems.

This dammit. This thread title sent me on a wild goose chase for a while as I researched the possibility of poloniex being hacked. It hasn't been, but the dao token protocol has been compromised in some way. So TLDR: poloniex is OK, it has not been hacked.

But on to the dao shit..

Really? It was the biggest freaking crowdsale in recent memory and it had to fuck up like this? We said that was too much money for such an experimental technology (talking about investment vs research and development) and no one listened.

[yenxz]

Read the news about Ethereum and DAO hack, all trade has stoped, plus network is being spammed to prevent further thefts.

Probably your coins are safe but you'll need to wait until trading is resumed.

so,etherum and DAO got hacked?or they being in trouble?why its can happen same time between DAO and etherum?i this doing by same person or team?
i wish its going normal again as soon as possible,i love that two altcoin,for trade of course.

[amacar2]

Just found that there is 404 not found message in poloneix, this may be another DDOS attack or they are trying to stop trading for alts due to this 2 million ETH in hackers account ?  

EDIT: it seems poloneix again loading, may be there is going something behind the scene.

[mayax]

Just found that there is 404 not found message in poloneix, this may be another DDOS attack or they are trying to stop trading for alts due to this 2 million ETH in hackers account ?  

EDIT: it seems poloneix again loading, may be there is going something behind the scene.

withdrawn your funds from https://poloniex.com !

[Dobmaster]

Just found that there is 404 not found message in poloneix, this may be another DDOS attack or they are trying to stop trading for alts due to this 2 million ETH in hackers account ?  

EDIT: it seems poloneix again loading, may be there is going something behind the scene.

withdrawn your funds from https://poloniex.com !

Poloniex is fine, it was DDosed. The funds are safe there. I just accessed and traded there without any problems.

[crazyivan]

Why do people enjoy writing BS as soon as they have some small problem? Polo HAS NOT been hacked, pls stop spreading FUD, it helps noone and it does not help you either.