Bitcoin News in Review: Price, Google 2014, Johoe, and More
Welcome back to another Bitcoin News in Review, where we feature some of the biggest stories of the week here on CryptoCoins News. This week, the bitcoin price declined quite a bit before changing course upwards, “What is Bitcoin?” was the 4th most searched “What is…” term on Google, we interviewed johoe – the white hat hacker who swiped and then returned over 800 bitcoins to Blockchain.info after learning about their security vulnerability, and more. Keep reading for this week’s top stories in Bitcoin news. For most of this week, the bitcoin price has been on a downwards trend, despite....
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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....
On the same day as CCN's recent interview with "white hat" hacker "Johoe" (self-pronounced as "Yo-hew"), the German security researcher decided to speak out, literally, on Let's Talk Bitcoin's show The Bitcoin Game episode #7. Is this the Bitcoin community's version of a media tour? In the 43-minute program, Jochen (the hacker's real first name) covers a lot of ground, from how he got involved with Bitcoin to how he initially discovered a flaw. Also read: Andreas Antonopoulos Leaves Bitcoin Foundation Over "Complete Lack of Transparency". Who is Johoe? As it turns out, Johoe is a computer....
Hacker johoe's transaction history indicates he has received a further 244.2 BTC from compromised Blockchain wallets since 8.23pm yesterday evening (GMT). When contacted by CoinDesk, Blockchain president Peter Smith confirmed that johoe's funds had been taken from the same wallet addresses as before. This indicates that certain users are unaware of the hack or have continued to use their compromised wallets despite the company's warnings, he said. Johoe has been contacted for further comment on the issue. The 'Good Samaritan' hacker who recently returned 267 BTC he took from compromised....
Bitsoup's colorful menu. Tapping on a page offers a fluid slide-through transition. Bitsoup is an iPhone application that was released on July 23, 2014. It was created by Red Wagon Apps, an independent app development company. Bitsoup allows you to see the latest Bitcoin news and price information, calculate how much money X bitcoins will cost, see Bitcoin price charts, and set limits for notifications when the price hits a minimum or maximum value. This article reviews Bitsoup v.1.02. Features & Review. News. Bitsoup has a nice interface to view the latest news. It pulls news from various....