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BitCoin hacked, More than 18,000 Bitcoins Stolen

Bitcoinica, a Bitcoin exchange started by a 17-year old teenager Zhou Tong, has been shut down for security investigations. It’s believed that at least 18,000 BTC ($90,000 or 68,000 EUR) have been stolen.
 
News of the hack was posted this morning by Bitcoinica's founder, Zhou Tong:"Today, we have discovered a suspicious Bitcoin transaction that doesn't seem to be initiated by any one of the company owners. Some of them are not online at the moment so this is not conclusive.

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Category: FRAUD ALERTS, Identity Theft News
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 03:29 PM | Permalink

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