[2016-08-11]Bitcoin users losing money to hackers, shutdowns

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A poll of 770 bitcoin users from 68 countries around the world, including Ireland, reveals that thousands of euro worth of bitcoin has been reported lost or stolen as a result of cyber hacking or from users losing access to their online wallets.
The survey by Bitcoin Marketing Team, an Irish-based agency, comes just days after a cyber attack on a Hong Kong- based bitcoin exchange saw users lose up to €57m, dealing a further blow to confidence in the virtual currency.

http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/bitcoin-users-losing-money-to-hackers-shutdowns-34955529.html

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[marketgold]

There are a lot of hacked people of Bitcoins. I dont know if the problem is from peoples or from wallet sites. Because if a hacker breakes your email adress you are finished, if i can say that.

[richardsNY]

There are a lot of hacked people of Bitcoins. I dont know if the problem is from peoples or from wallet sites. Because if a hacker breakes your email adress you are finished, if i can say that.

People are responsible for the biggest part as they use online wallet services and exchanges as a long term storage tool. This is a serious problem that people don't seem to understand. Even not after all the hacks that we have seen. People should wake up and store their coins in their own (offline) wallets. This is the only way you prevent yourself from losing coins because an exchange or other site gets hacked.

[target]

Theres always someone going to try breaking the law and penetrating security systems for money even before computers become very complex as they are today. Its not bitcoin's fault though but the websites handling them like exchanges.

[ethereumhunter]

Theres always someone going to try breaking the law and penetrating security systems for money even before computers become very complex as they are today. Its not bitcoin's fault though but the websites handling them like exchanges.

yes i agree with you because i see there are many hacking news that happen with market exchanges website, i think why market exchange site not make their site really secure and can give save to their member. its sadly if market exchange have problem with their security website. if they want, they can ask or rent some website security agent to monitoring and control their website to make that site is secure and safe for their member.