Bitmarket.Eu Hack May Have a Link to LinkedIn and Dropbox Hacking Incidents
Bitmarket.eu hacking incident back on 2012 may have a connection to the LinkedIn and Dropbox hacks by Yevgeniy Nikulin. For those who do not remember, Bitmarket.eu used to be a Bitcoin exchange run by two Polish developers. The developers, Maciej Trebacz and Pawel Makulski operated the exchange platform for about two years before it became a victim of a hacking incident. While Bitmarket.eu has been reduced to a cryptocurrency blog following the incident, the hacker who may have been responsible for its plight may soon be facing trial. According to reports, a Russian national by the name....
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