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rowan · 08-05-2011, 08:03 AM

"Who is Tom Williams? MyBitcoin.com, which disappeared without explanation from the internet about a week ago, is back up with a messages ?From the desk of Tom Williams, operator of MyBitcoin.com.? The statement, labeled an ?incident report,? is the only live page on the site. MyBitcoin noticed a large amount of BTC missing, the statement says, realized its security had been breached, and pulled the site immediately. After investigating the hack, the statement says, the ?we? behind MyBitcoin realized it was bankrupt and ?would have to go into receivership.? There will be a claims process for reimbursing users, the statement says."

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"MyBitcoin is based out of the popular off-shore banking hub of St. Kitts and Nevis, but vigilantes have fingered a group of Canadian hackers and the handles ?dalin,? ?nanaimogold,? and ?themadhatter.? The group has not responded to an interview request as of yet."

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http://www.betabeat.com/2011/08/05/m...with-bitcoins/

08-05-2011, 08:03 AM
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	Online wallet service mybitcoin.com disappears with $250k+ worth of bitcoins, claims hack "Who is Tom Williams? MyBitcoin.com, which disappeared without explanation from the internet about a week ago, is back up with a messages ?From the desk of Tom Williams, operator of MyBitcoin.com.? The statement, labeled an ?incident report,? is the only live page on the site. MyBitcoin noticed a large amount of BTC missing, the statement says, realized its security had been breached, and pulled the site immediately. After investigating the hack, the statement says, the ?we? behind MyBitcoin realized it was bankrupt and ?would have to go into receivership.? There will be a claims process for reimbursing users, the statement says." [...] "MyBitcoin is based out of the popular off-shore banking hub of St. Kitts and Nevis, but vigilantes have fingered a group of Canadian hackers and the handles ?dalin,? ?nanaimogold,? and ?themadhatter.? The group has not responded to an interview request as of yet." Full article: http://www.betabeat.com/2011/08/05/m...with-bitcoins/