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Another Bitcoin company has fallen victim of a massive cyberheist. As the price of Bitcoin continues to rise , cybercriminals are targeting companies with large holdings of Bitcoins in their servers. The attack on BIPS happened just a few weeks after inputs. Bitcoin Goes to Washington: The Case for and Against Digital Currency.
The hackers attacked again on Nov. BIPS, which claims to have more than 20, customers, offered free online wallets to store their Bitcoin online. It also offers a payment processors for merchants who want to accept payments in Bitcoin. The company released a statement saying the attack compromised "several consumer wallets. After the attack, Henriksen advised his customers to avoid online wallets altogether, despite the fact that his company offered them to users.
BIPS' online wallet service is now suspended. But several BIPS customers, who still don't know if they'll ever get their Bitcoin back, aren't convinced by Henriksen's advice, saying he never warned them of any danger before the attack. On the contrary, the company said it was secure. Responding to Henriksen's claim that web wallets are only meant for little amounts of Bitcoin, a BitcoinTalk forum user that goes by the name of Cubicdissection said: Because it makes me think you're a liar and have something to hide.
He his now asking other victims to sign up online to form a group to potentially sue BIPS and use the threat of a lawsuit as a "negotiating block" for a settlement. Henriksen's conclusion that online wallets aren't safe echoes what the founder of inputs.
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