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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

5 Security Tips for Bitcoin Beginners
Bitcoin makes transferring your money incredibly easy, but that ease comes with certain risks.

Telegram Offers $200k in Bitcoin for Cracking its Encrypted Messages
Telegram is offering a $200,000 prize in bitcoin to anyone who manages to beat its encryption protocol.

Merge Avoidance: Privacy Enhancing Techniques in the Bitcoin Protocol
Bitcoin Core Developer Mike Hearn discusses privacy leaks and a new technique that he has named 'merge avoidance'.

Bitcoin Talk Hacked Again, Members Urged to Change Passwords
BitcoinTalk was recently hacked, and the administrators have posted a note regarding the possibility of compromised passwords.

