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Hacker Steals $12,000 Worth Of Bitcoins In Brazen DNS-Based Attack

Written by VAO | March 08, 2013

A Bitcoin brokerage, Bitinstant was hit by hackers who used a bit of social engineering to take control of the company’s DNS servers and ultimately funnel out $12,000 worth of Bitcoins.

 

Source: http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/08/hacker-steals-12000-worth-of-bitcoins-in-brazen-dns-based-attack/