Friendly Hacker Returns Bitcoins to Blockchain Users
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....
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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....
A lot has been happening with the "friendly" bitcoin hacker "johoe." Speculation first began last week when he swiped approximately 250 bitcoins from blockchain.info following a security lapse that took place during the early hours of Monday, December 8th. In a strange sort of twist, johoe later returned the bitcoins, explaining that he was merely protecting them against malware attacks, and that if users could prove themselves as the owners, he would gladly return them. Now, johoe has struck again, this time stealing about 300 bitcoins from what blockchain.info feels are secure bitcoin....
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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