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An unidentified 36-year-old man who owns a Bitcoin account has lost more than 100,000 euros ($117,000) worth of Bitcoins while he was logged in on a public wireless network in a restaurant in Vienna, Austria.
The Austrian police, however, claimed that they are still investigating whether the victim's account was already hacked before he opened his account on the unsecured network, CBS reports.
This latest case reflects the growing concern over the security of digital currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum amidst their growing popularity as a mode of payment.
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Ignorance is bliss.
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BLISS is ignorance.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 26 2017, @06:32PM (1 child)
I never needed you to march around like a buffoon, or pretend to be fighting for my rights.
Besides, you're poorly sighted; I'm guessing you were a paper pusher.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday November 26 2017, @07:00PM
I spent a couple years pushing paper - that's a fact. I carried an M-14 as well. What else did I do? I did maintenance on a ship. I cooked. I washed dishes. I manned a fire fighting station. On and on it goes - when you're a member of a crew, you do EVERYTHING. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_warfare_insignia#Enlisted_surface_warfare_specialist [wikipedia.org]
March around like a buffoon? You're probably the same AC who believes that the Kurds will eventually be granted indepence, if they just sit back, and be patient. Whether or not you are the same AC, you're equally naive and foolish.
Hail to the Nibbler in Chief.