BitGo Claims Its Software Not at Fault during Bitfinex Hack
BitGo has declared that its systems were not breached, and its software functioned correctly during the Bitfinex hack. Co-founder and CEO at BitGo, Mike Belshe, wrote on the company’s blog saying: Our job is to protect your Bitcoin and continue to improve the security of the service. BitGo systems were not breached in this attack and our software functioned correctly. This may seem like an inadequate explanation, because everyone wants to know “what needs to change to avoid what happened in this case,” and we understand that. Fortunately, the Bitfinex configuration was unique and other....
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On August 2, 2016, it has been reported that the major cryptocurrency exchange, Bitfinex, was hacked with some customers losing Bitcoin as a result. Additionally, BitGo has commented on the event. The Breach of Bitfinex. Bitfinex itself confirmed the hack in a press release earlier today, saying they have halted all trading on the platform. Additionally, all deposits to and withdrawals from Bitfinex have been temporarily stopped. The exchange does not have much information about the hack, but the press release confirmed that customers of the exchange have lost Bitcoin following the breach.....