The Bitcoin.com Podcast: Voorhees on the ShapeShift Hack
On the latest episode of the Bitcoin.com Podcast, our host Zach Doty sat down with ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees to discuss the recent hack that took place at the exchange. Voorhees detailed the events before and after the hack, sharing his personal reactions to the theft. Voorhees spoke with Zach as a follow up to the guest post Voorhees published on....
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Days after disclosing that it had been the target of a hacking incident, digital currency exchange ShapeShift said it now believes the theft was an inside job. In a post on Reddit, CEO Eric Voorhees stated that the firm had suspected the hack was supported by a former employee, whose name and position was not disclosed. Voorhees wrote: "Since the investigation into the ShapeShift hack last week started, we had suspicion that someone previously on the team was involved, and that this person assisted an outside hacker. We are confident now that is is indeed the case." The exchange....
Instant multi-currency exchange ShapeShift was the victim of a security breach led by a previous team member, company CEO Erik Voorhees has revealed. Posting an update on ShapeShift’s homepage, which has been offline since the breach was discovered on April 7, Voorhees wrote: Since the investigation into the ShapeShift hack last week started, we had....
Back in April, Erik Voorhees explained to Bitcoin.com the whole story of the ShapeShift hack with the “Looting of the Fox” and followed up with us in an interview about the situation. Now, the coins stolen by a hacker who collaborated with a rogue ShapeShift employee have left their original wallet, according to blockchain explorers. ShapeShift’s Stolen....
Recently, popular cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift was hacked twice. The first time, an employee was behind the theft. Then, the employee, “Bob,” sold information to a second hacker, who stole from ShapeShift again. After publishing a play-by-play article on Bitcoin.com, CEO Erik Voorhees sat down with us to talk about what his company is doing in the....
The second episode of the official Bitcoin.com Podcast is now live. This episode features Erik Voorhees, a huge name in the Bitcoin industry. Our host Zach Doty talked with Voorhees about several topics surrounding the highly contentious Bitcoin block size debate. Voorhees has earned a lot of respect in the Bitcoin community, especially from the....