Hacker Hijacks Satoshi Nakamoto's Email, Threatens to Reveal All
The bitcoin world is abuzz with speculation that some of Satoshi Nakamoto's online accounts have been compromised, concerned a hacker could potentially access information concerning the bitcoin creator's true identity or use the accounts to defraud key members of the bitcoin community. Wired reported that the alleged hacker had posted on Pastebin that they would reveal key details of Nakamoto's identity if 25 BTC were sent to a specified bitcoin address. While small donations have been coming in, the address still appears well short of that mark. Administrator 'theymos' of the Bitcoin Talk....
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The story of the hacker who claims to have compromised an email account belonging to Satoshi Nakamoto just got a little stranger. News that Nakamoto's original accounts on GMX.com were compromised ignited community interest in both the identity and whereabouts of the bitcoin creator this weekend. It was then that an email sent to a Bitcoin Talk administrator indicated that an unidentified party had taken over the accounts and threatened to release sensitive information. There now appears to be at least two individuals in control of the email account - one of which may be Nakamoto, VICE....
As the affair of Satoshi Nakamoto's email hijacking drifted further toward farce today, an older story re-emerged as observers noted similarities between current events and an attempt to hijack bitcoin evangelist Roger Ver's online identities in May. No details of Satoshi Nakamoto's true identity have yet emerged from the latest incident, and the 'ransom' bitcoin address his alleged email hacker posted online seems to have stalled at only 1.55 BTC of its 25 BTC target (see image below). New identity hunt. With Satoshi's identity apparently safe once more, attention has turned to that of....
Theymos, a veteran in the Bitcoin community, posted a thread on Bitcointalk a few hours ago stating that he received an email from an old email address known to belong to Satoshi Nakamoto. Theymos said that the e-mail stated, and he quotes: "Michael, send me some coins before I hitman you." Theymos recognized that the "real" Satoshi Nakamoto would probably not send that message, and as such he declared that Satoshi Nakamoto's accounts had been compromised. Satoshi Nakamoto Used [email protected] To Register On P2P Foundation. Credibility has been added to Theymos statement following a post....
If you had created something that had gained popularity across the world, would you stop working on it? That’s what Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous founder of Bitcoin, did. People have many different theories as to why he did that. Numerous news outlets – like Newsweek and Wired – have tried to uncover the real Satoshi Nakamoto. Ideas about why Satoshi left the project goes all the way to the top in Bitcoin, like core developer of Bitcoin, Gavin Andresen. As he wrote on BitcoinTalk: “Um… I haven’t had email from satoshi in a couple months actually. The last email I sent him I actually told....
In a time of universal surveillance, being anonymous is a revolutionary act. They often say that you come to Bitcoin for the technology and hang around for the drama. Yesterday there was plenty on display. From a death threat to a new message from the hacked Satoshi Nakamoto's account on the now famous p2pfoundation pages. All fun and games, but the hackers claim to know Satoshi's identity. There is little doubt that the hackers have access to the actual account. As much was shown by a screenshot of the account's inbox and by forwarded emails to a Bitcoin developer dating as far back as....