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CNET writer Stevem Musil (@StevenMusil) writes on BitFloor’s security breach.  Excerpts:

“Nearly a quarter million dollars worth of the peer-to-peer currency was stolen by accessing unencrypted backup wallet keys.”
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“The heist occurred last night when an attacker accessed an unencrypted backup of wallet keys and made off with 24,000 BTC, leading Bitfloor founder Roman Shtylman to suspend the exchange operations.”
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“Shtylman said he is evaluating options for the exchange but that he was trying to avoid causing more panic in the Bitcoin community.”

[The article describes withdrawals as being made however BitFloor is first receiving legal counsel on the matter. - Editor]

- http://cnet.co/RDL6vM
- http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=105921.0 (Further discussion of the article)
- http://tnw.co/ORI1UM (Related article on TheNextWeb)

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