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A Linode breach exposes hosted bitcoin wallets

An attacker compromised Linode infrastructure and stole tens of thousands of bitcoin from services hosted there.

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Bitcoinica reported losing 43,554 BTC, while Slush and the Bitcoin Faucet also reported losses. The Bitcoin network itself continued operating; the failure occurred in externally hosted wallet infrastructure.