Server Hardware Issues Cause More Problems for LocalBitcoins
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....
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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....
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....
Global bitcoin marketplace LocalBitcoins is operating again following over six hours of downtime it attributed to a 'hardware failure'. The company announced the outage at 20:22 UTC yesterday. By 03:02 it said the service was 'back up and running', though it appears some site functionality - including user logins - is still problematic. LocalBitcoins community manager 'Max' told Reddit the problem was related to the company's servers: "It seems a server got hung up ... We're about to move to new equipment as the current servers are quite old, sad that they had to crash before we moved."....
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 (2PM CST): LocalBitcoins.com is now back up. Users are reporting that withdrawals are working fine. Though the LocalBitcoins team had to rescind their ETA multiple times, they were very good about keeping users updated via twitter. Websites go down for various reasons: Scams aren't the most common reason but the idea sure sticks with you. Hardware failure is an incredibly unfortunate happenstance that many a miner can relate to. Clearly, LocalBitcoins had backups in case of this occurrence. Last week, LSM Labs took their website down without warning, a response to being....