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2013 Bitcoin and Altcoin Hacks [Part 5]
This article is part of our complete guide to Bitcoin and altcoin hacks. Here we cover Bitcoin and altcoin security incidents from the year 2013. Dogewallet Such hack. Many coin. Very disappear. Christmas of 2013 wasn’t a good time for Dogecoin investors. The recently created half-joke-half-serious cryptocurrency had just suffered its first major heist. Although […]
2012 Bitcoin and Altcoin Hacks [Part 4]
This article is part of our complete guide to Bitcoin and altcoin hacks. Here we cover Bitcoin and altcoin security incidents from the year 2012. Bitcoinica / Linode Hack Bitcoinica was hacked twice in 2012, which led them to shut down shortly after the 2nd heist. In March 2012 Bitcoinica reported that 18,547 BTC had […]
Target’s verified Twitter account hacked
Retailer Target’s Twitter account was hacked earlier today and is actively promoting a Bitcoin scam. Worse yet, they have taken control of the Target ad account and have paid for promoted tweets which are spreading quickly, with massive engagement: The tweets take victims to a website (not linked on purpose) which requests them to “confirm” […]
Sources for news about the Poloniex exchange
You should look for official sources for exchanges and brokers. Never trust ads or search results! To be sure, access Poloniex’s official website and click through to links from there. Note: Don’t even trust the links on this site! Don’t trust, verify. Check all links against official sources before entering any credentials. For instance, Poloniex […]