Gentleman Hacker Returns Stolen Bitcoins to Blockchain.info
Hundreds of bitcoins were stolen from Blockchain.info users. The company admitted that a technical issue during a software update of the popular Bitcoin wallet created a temporary security hole, and is now reimbursing the users who lost their bitcoins. Also read: Blockchain Reimbursing Stolen Bitcoins to Users. The security hole was only open for a couple of hours, but that small window was apparently enough for hackers to take bitcoins from many Blockchain.info users. On Reddit, a user complained of losing 100 bitcoins after creating a new wallet via Blockchain.info and depositing money....
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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....
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 Tuesday, a hacker exploited a vulnerability in the Celo-based Moola Market lending protocol and stole $8.4 million. But in a turn of events, the hacker restored 93.1% of the stolen cash on Wednesday morning. The Celo blockchain platform confirmed the occurrence in a tweet at 19:03 BST on Tuesday, October 18. After learning of […]
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....
Cryptocurrency exchange HTX (formerly Huobi) has disclosed the recovery of the crypto funds stolen by a hacker in late September. The crypto company has also honored its 5% white hat bonus offer to the hacker after reclaiming the looted funds. On September 25, the HTX exchange succumb to a vulnerability, and 5,000 ETH were drained […]