Bitcoin-Central.net "We have been compromised"

[DobZombie]

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Bitcoin-Central.net is temporarily down for maintenance.

We have been compromised, please do not send any funds to your wallet.

A few hundred BTC have been stolen, but the amount is small enough for us to cover it fully.

Please do not call, do not e-mail. We will give you additionnal information ASAP.nal information ASAP.

Fantastic.

https://bitcoin-central.net/

[btbrae]

At least they came clean quickly this time... communication +1. Although you have to ask serious questions about their security protocols...

[MPOE-PR]

What the?! Again?!

[lucb1e]

What the?! Again?!

That's what I thought. Good thing I got 4/5th of my coins out of there for exactly this reason.

Last time I also asked them about our Euros there, which are said to be insured by the French government up to €100k. Their reply was basically that "fraudulent euro transactions involve banks and will be noticed before any harm can be done". Sounds credible... not.

[klee]

This is starting to get really annoying - second time they are compromised, BTC24 f@cked up, Bitfloor terminated, MtGox DDoSed, bitcoin.de with issues, BTC-e compromised too...

[seldon]

Shit, this really takes the fun of it - how hard can it be?

[molecular]

oh for fucks sake!

just about the only place I have some fiat left ;|

[seldon]

oh for fucks sake!

just about the only place I have some fiat left ;|

At least your fiat should be safe-ish, I had some btc over there :/

[molecular]

oh for fucks sake!

just about the only place I have some fiat left ;|

At least your fiat should be safe-ish, I had some btc over there :/

sounds like they'll puke up the lost BTC

[wonkytonky]

at least they are honest.. and communicating about it fast...  

[Joost]

From their recent tweets, one might conclude that their host is at fault

https://twitter.com/bitcoin_central/status/327131323342942209
https://twitter.com/bitcoin_central/status/327133723936051200

Proper communication on this one so far, though. Informative downtime message
But yeah, it's a pity they're the ones with a breach again

[molecular]

at least they are honest.. and communicating about it fast...  

true

[kiko]

This is starting to get really annoying - second time they are compromised, BTC24 f@cked up, Bitfloor terminated, MtGox DDoSed, bitcoin.de with issues, BTC-e compromised too...

And still we rally.  As was said on TV today, only now is when the ~good~ entrepreneurs start to get into the space. Remember:

    Keep Calm   
          and
     Panic Buy

[Joost]

This is starting to get really annoying - second time they are compromised, BTC24 f@cked up, Bitfloor terminated, MtGox DDoSed, bitcoin.de with issues, BTC-e compromised too...

And still we rally.  As was said on TV today, only now is when the ~good~ entrepreneurs start to get into the space. Remember:

    Keep Calm   
          and
     Panic Buy

One does not simply panic buy when Bitcoin Central has one's fiat

[kiko]

One does not simply panic buy when Bitcoin Central has one's fiat

Ouch, sorry. At least it's safe; the French government is very well capitalised...Oh wait.

[ErebusBat]

[greyhawk]

[bittenbob]

This is starting to get really annoying - second time they are compromised, BTC24 f@cked up, Bitfloor terminated, MtGox DDoSed, bitcoin.de with issues, BTC-e compromised too...

BIPS and WalletBit are still doing just fine WalletBit is the only service of its type still running since June 2011 and BIPS is its successor (free Bitcoin processing).

[DPoS]

BTC-e compromised too...

when & what about BTC-e?   they seem the only reliable player

[repentance]

For fuck's sake.

They knew they were going to be a target.  Their customers knew that if they couldn't secure one service operated by Paymium then it was unwise to believe that their other services were safe.