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TheMathieu

(456 posts) Fri Feb 14, 2014, 12:15 AM Feb 2014

Silk Road 2 Hacked, Over 4,000 Bitcoin (Worth $2.7 Million) Allegedly Stolen

Silk Road 2 moderator Defcon reported in a forum post that hackers have used a transaction malleability exploit to hack the marketplace. The hackers stole over 4474.26 bitcoins worth $2,747,000, emptying the site’s escrow account.

News of the theft has driven the price of BTC down by about 50 points and it’s currently hovering at 600. We’ll post more information on the hack and the exploit as we get it. Defcon, for his part, is calling for further decentralization of online markets and currency.

http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/13/silk-road-2-hacked-88000-bitcoin-allegedly-stolen/?ncid=twittersocialshare