Attack against LocalBitcoins infrastructure 3.5.2014
It seems someone really wants LocalBitcoins users money or to take down their entire business… Here is LocalBitcoins press release: LocalBitcoins received a very dangerous attack against the site infrastructure on Saturday 3.5.2014. For now All user data and Bitcoins are safe; The site will be down for a while as the system is being rebuilt. Details. LocalBitcoins hosting provided received a request to restart the LocalBitcoins.com website server and give access to the server console (root) on Sat May 3 13:32:27. LocalBitcoins team did not initiate this request. For now, it looks like the....
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Today, May 3, 2014 LocalBitcoins reported a "very dangerous attack" on the site's infrastructure. As of now, LocalBitcoins has released a statement saying that none of their users data or Bitcoins have been affected and in the meantime "the site will be down for a while as the system is being rebuilt." LocalBitcoins hosting service had received a request to restart the website's server that apparently came from a "spoofed email" and other flaws in the hosting provider's support system. LocalBitcoins became aware of the situation shortly after this abnormal activity started. The attacker....
Digital currency exchange Localbitcoins suffered a security breach over the weekend, but was quick to respond by taking the site offline and reassuring clients that their bitcoins and user data are safe. The exchange described the attack as "very dangerous" and said it targeted the site infrastructure. The breach occurred on Sunday and allowed the intruder to briefly gain access to the server console. Hosting weakness. The attack appears to have been carried out with some good old-fashioned social engineering. Localbitcoins explained: "Localbitcoins hosting received a request to restart....
Editor's Note: Disable JavaScript before withdrawing your funds from LocalBitcoins.com. There have been numerous reports of funds being missing from the popular bitcoin trading website LocalBitcoins.com, the most popular of which was posted on reddit recently. None of these reports have been confirmed by LocalBitcoins staff. LocalBitcoins staff is aware of and is investigating the issue. The post on reddit suggested that this is not related to the recent heartbleed bug, as the user who reported the missing funds has changed their password since. In addition, the Redditor claims that his....
Bitcoin exchange LocalBitcoins is currently experiencing a lengthy outage brought about by server hardware issues. However, the exchange has reassured its users that all bitcoins are safe and sound. LocalBitcoins confirmed the outage in a blog post on Sunday with a brief statement: "Our server had gone down yesterday. The reason might be hardware failure. We are researching the issue and trying to get the site back up." The company also tweeted that no bitcoins or data had been lost in the outage: Trying to get service back up. Can't provide ETA yet. All btc is safe, all data is safe, this....
One of the most popular ways for users to buy and sell bitcoin has announced a change that is sure to upset German digital currency enthusiasts. LocalBitcoins.com took to their Twitter account on Monday to announce that their services will no longer be available to users in Germany. The announcement comes much to the displeasure of those reliant on the service to acquire or get rid of their bitcoins. LocalBitcoins.com has said the reason relates to "regulatory reasons," though the service didn't exactly specify which regulations were preventing them from continuing their operation in the....