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CrowdCurity 'Capture the Coin' Contest Rewards Bug Finders With Bitcoin

The novel bug-finding scheme rewards security researchers for locating private bitcoin keys hidden within a website.

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CoinEX.pw: We Were Hacked, But Will Cover All Losses

CoinEX.pw has confirmed it recently suffered a hack resulting in the theft of all the bitcoins in its possession.

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Polish Bitcoin Exchange Bitcurex Relaunches Following Hacking Attack

Following last week’s hack, the Polish exchange resumed service today and announced new security measures.

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Why The Bitcoin Industry Must Recognise Its Responsibilities

The biggest lesson of the fall of Mt. Gox and Flexcoin is that customers must be better protected.

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Poloniex Loses 12.3% of its Bitcoins in Latest Bitcoin Exchange Hack

Withdrawals are once again live on Poloniex after it lost 12.3% of its bitcoins to hackers.

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Bitcoin Bank Flexcoin to Close After $600k Bitcoin Theft

Flexcoin has revealed 890 BTC were stolen as part of a breach of its hot wallet storage.

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Silk Road 2 Loses Over $2.6 Million in Bitcoins in Alleged Hack

Customers are furious after black market drugs site Silk Road 2 says it lost their coins to hackers.

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Charity Boss Suspects Stolen Coins Were Used in 180 BTC Donation

Bitcoin100's director suspects a large donation may have come from an exchange hack, but it's impossible to be sure.

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CoinTerra Battles With Performance Issues and Security Breach

CoinTerra’s TerraMiner IV units are about 20% slower and consume 20% more power than originally promised.

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Are Passwords Robust Enough to Protect Your Bitcoins?

Security is a cat-and-mouse game between those protecting systems, and those breaking them: passwords are no exception.

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