What happened
On March 1, web hosting provider Linode was hacked, resulting in a theft of 3000 BTC from Slush and 43000 BTC from Bitcoinica. There have been two major BTC heists before, one 25,000 BTC theft in June and a 17,000 BTC theft from the BTC exchange Bitomat in August, resulting in the exchange being bailed out and acquired by MtGox.
Case & protocol details
Classification
Other
Protocol Type
Exploit/Other
Evidence & learning
Sources and on-chain records
- report Post-mortem medium.com
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