BlockChain.info Hacked Domains; Site Goes Down; 8 Million Bitcoin (problematic) wallets can not be accessed
are you interested in the idea of digital currency ?, then you may have heard of BlockChain.info.
It's down
Yes, Blockchain.info, the world's most popular modern Bitcoin wallet and Block Explorer service, the news that was in the last few hours, and it is believed that the possibility of cyber attacks has disturbed the site.
The site is down at time of writing, and the web server reports a bad gateway error, with a message on the website that reads:
"It looks like our site is down, we're working on it and we need to get back on track."
taken from reference source;
http://www.FLOWNEWSPRIME.BLOGSPORT.COM
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A few hours ago, the BlockChain team tweeted about the sudden details of the site, saying: "We're looking at DNS issues and looking into it. We're sorry for the inconvenience. Stay tuned."
"We are making progress in providing solutions, but it may take several hours for the service to be fully restored," another tweet reads.
However, Reddit users have noted that "The whois and DNS records are suddenly jumping from CloudFlare to a lowly web host."
It appears that their domain name has been hijacked by haicer, which was later confirmed by the BlockChain team at Reddit, saying:
"Hey everyone, our DNS provider is targeted, a few hours before our service is fully healed." CloudFlare's DNS is now slowing down. "
Until the end, which may take several hours into the future, Blockchain.info digital wallet users will not be able to access their online accounts.
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In response to this incident, Blockchain users in the hopes of their online wallets have not been hacked or funds stolen. The wallet users are very nervous
Official Statement From BlockChain:
"a few days ago we found our DNS registrar has been compromised We took immediate action to find a solution to this problem To be very careful we waited for DNS to spread thoroughly across the web before bringing our services back in. Once the DNS has been disseminated , we hope to recover the service as soon as possible.Our most sincere apologies for the inconvenience. "
However, there is no statement from the Blockchain.info team that suggests the existence of hacking or compromise from the user's chipset wallet. Hopefully this does not happen so long and quickly resolved.