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Directory.io Prank Proves Bitcoin Protocol's Strength
A website that listed bitcoin private keys with corresponding public addresses has been revealed as a prank.

Polish Bitcoin Exchange Bidextreme.pl Hacked, Bitcoin and Litecoin Wallets Emptied
Polish bitcoin exchange Bidextreme.pl has been hacked and its customers’ bitcoin and litecoin wallets emptied.

Hackers steal $1.2 Million of bitcoins from Inputs.io, a supposedly secure wallet service
Approximately $1.2m worth of bitcoin have been stolen from a wallet service intended to be high-security.

Crowdcurity brings crowdsourced hacker testing to bitcoin
Crowdcurity wants to reward those who find security holes in bitcoin sites.

BitcoinTalk forum hacked by 'The Hole Seekers'
Popular digital currency forum BitcoinTalk has been hacked by a group calling themselves "The Hole Seekers".

Raspberry Pi-powered briefcase converts loose change into bitcoin
The Defcon hacker conference saw bitcoin being sold via a briefcase, where loose change was exchanged for QR codes.

Here come the geeks, and this time they're rich
Bitcoin is due to change the face of finance, but could have interesting social effects too, according to a leading security researcher.


