BitcoinTalk forum hacked by 'The Hole Seekers'
Article updated on October 7 at 11:00. Popular digital currency forum BitcoinTalk has been hacked by a group calling themselves "The Hole Seekers". The site is now down, but for a period, it displayed animations of bombs exploding and photos of classical music conductors, all set to the 1812 Overture, which is also the soundtrack to the explosion scene in V for Vendetta. Toward the end of the animation, a banner was displayed, stating: "Hello friend, Bitcoin has been seized by the FBI for being illegal. Thanks, bye". Theymos, the administrator of BitcoinTalk, told CryptoLife.net that the....
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