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A person claiming to be the mastermind behind the August 2, $72-million bitcoin theft is promising to give away 1000 bitcoin in one week’s time, reports Sky News. Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange Bitfinex was robbed of 119, 756 bitcoin that were in users’ segregated wallets....

A former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent was sentenced to 78 months, or 6.5 years (six years and six months) in prison on Monday for Bitcoin theft during the probe of Silk Road by the government and for clandestinely asking for payment from the online black market’s...

Bitcoin Theft Security weaknesses in bitcoin transaction sites Poloniex and Flexcoin were discovered by hackers, leading to a string of bitcoin thefts. The stolen bitcoins cost Poloniex users 12.3% of their bitcoins, and Flexcoin was forced to shut down its operations. Flexcoin,...