Two of the largest bitcoin-using online black marketplaces, Silk Road 2.0 and Agora, have spent most of the last week fending off “very sophisticated” distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks by an unknown entity. In both cases, the attacks have resulted in service interruptions, with both sites currently offline. Both marketplaces already use highly advanced security measures, […]
In mid-February, Silk Road 2.0 reported that it had been hit by the same transaction malleability bug that may have played a role in the implosion at Mt.Gox. Insiders claimed that around 4,400 BTC (worth about $2.5 million today) had been stolen from the site’s hot wallet. Given that Silk Road 2.0 was a relatively […]
In mid-February, Silk Road 2.0 announced that it had lost nearly 4,500 BTC (around $2.6 million) to a transaction malleability attack. As the unofficial successor to the original Silk Road marketplace, which was busted by federal authorities in October of 2013, Silk Road 2.0 was already suffering from serious credibility issues. Not surprisingly, many assumed […]