Johoe Speaks on Air About Blockchain.info Breach
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....
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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....
With his third appearance in less than a month, it appears that johoe, the "friendly" bitcoin hacker responsible for taking funds from blockchain.info customers (only to return them later) has become the latest celebrity to hit the bitcoin world. Recently, johoe spoke on The Bitcoin Game, episode seven of the radio show "Let's Talk Bitcoin." Among the things he discusses are how he got involved with bitcoin and the flaws he's discovered thus far: "I watched this problem closely in the last days because there was another application doing similar things. Yes, I found a new key a week or....
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....
As you may remember, Roger Ver and other large Bitcoin holders were targeted last year by attackers and extortionists. Rather than capitulate and pay the ransom for the return of his hacked e-mail account, Ver created a website, BitcoinBountyHunter.com, to issue a bounty on his attacker as well as allow others to create bounties. Also read: Johoe Speaks on Air About Blockchain.info Breach. Fraud has been a long-standing problem for the Bitcoin community and the effort to combat it has been lackluster at best. Many believe that the reason for this is simple: those who are best suited to....