Interview with johoe, the White Hat Hacker Who Returned 800+ Bitcoins to Blockchain. Info
Today, I had the privilege of chatting with johoe, the white hat hacker who swept over 800 bitcoins from addresses generated with a security error on Blockchain.info's webwallet. After learning that the insecure addresses were generated on Blockchain.info, johoe returned all of the bitcoins he obtained to Blockchain.info, so they could refund users who lost their bitcoins. johoe is considered to be a white hat hacker because he hacked ethically. johoe continues to return bitcoins to Blockchain.info as he finds them. johoe has received praise from bitcoiners on reddit, BitcoinTalk, and....
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A lot has been happening with the "friendly" bitcoin hacker "johoe." Speculation first began last week when he swiped approximately 250 bitcoins from blockchain.info following a security lapse that took place during the early hours of Monday, December 8th. In a strange sort of twist, johoe later returned the bitcoins, explaining that he was merely protecting them against malware attacks, and that if users could prove themselves as the owners, he would gladly return them. Now, johoe has struck again, this time stealing about 300 bitcoins from what blockchain.info feels are secure bitcoin....
Afterhundreds of bitcoins were stolen directly from the online wallets of Blockchain.info, not to be confused with the actual bitcoin blockchain, the website had some funds returned by a white-hat hacker named Johoe. The white-hat hacker noticed a slew of broken addresses and took some of the funds before malicious hackers could grab them and then returned the fund to Blockchain.info. Also read: Dan Held Leaves Blockchain.info for ChangeTip to Bring Bitcoin Micropayments Mainstream. Blockchain.info Emails Users. Now, to return the funds back to the original holders, George Mandrik sent out....
On the same day as CCN's recent interview with "white hat" hacker "Johoe" (self-pronounced as "Yo-hew"), the German security researcher decided to speak out, literally, on Let's Talk Bitcoin's show The Bitcoin Game episode #7. Is this the Bitcoin community's version of a media tour? In the 43-minute program, Jochen (the hacker's real first name) covers a lot of ground, from how he got involved with Bitcoin to how he initially discovered a flaw. Also read: Andreas Antonopoulos Leaves Bitcoin Foundation Over "Complete Lack of Transparency". Who is Johoe? As it turns out, Johoe is a computer....
It was recently reported that blockchain.info users had up to 250 bitcoins lost during a security lapse that took place during the early hours of Monday, December 8th. The site took full responsibility for the situation on Twitter, announcing that they were at fault and would work towards reimbursing any whose funds may have disappeared during the event. Now, what can only be described as a "hacker with morals" has come forward to confess that he had taken (and has now returned) the lost bitcoins. Going by the name 'johoe' on the popular forum Bitcoin Talk, the hacker explains: "There were....
Hacker johoe's transaction history indicates he has received a further 244.2 BTC from compromised Blockchain wallets since 8.23pm yesterday evening (GMT). When contacted by CoinDesk, Blockchain president Peter Smith confirmed that johoe's funds had been taken from the same wallet addresses as before. This indicates that certain users are unaware of the hack or have continued to use their compromised wallets despite the company's warnings, he said. Johoe has been contacted for further comment on the issue. The 'Good Samaritan' hacker who recently returned 267 BTC he took from compromised....