Breaking News: Online Dogecoin Wallets Hacked

Breaking News: Online Dogecoin Wallets Hacked

Instadoge.net defaced with this picture, along with the text: "#team-ooga That makes 30m + 500k. Thanks." and a link to a Dogecoin address, presumably belonging to the thief or thieves. Online Dogecoin wallets hacked, with over $13k worth of DOGE reported stolen so far. This is a sad turn of events for the generally light-hearted Dogecoin community, which has been quick to offer moral and financial support to those "shibes" who lost money. First reported on the Dogecoin forum, it seems anyone who attempted to transfer coin from Dogewallet.com (currently closed for business with error....


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