Newslink: Bitcoin History Part 16: The First Mt. Gox Hack

in #newslink6 years ago

No one remembers the first Mt. Gox hack. It was a small sum, even by 2011’s standards, and the exchange reimbursed all users. The incident was to prove significant, however, for it set in motion a string of attacks on other bitcoin platforms that began the very next day. By the time the dust had settled six weeks later, four separate thefts had occurred, culminating in the loss of more than 178,000 bitcoins.

https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-history-part-16-the-first-mt-gox-hack/

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