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Summary of the Bitcoin.org Hack
- The Incident: Bitcoin.org was briefly compromised via a DNS hack. During the breach, the site displayed a classic “double your money” cryptocurrency scam.
- Swift Community Response: The Bitcoin community quickly noticed the hack. Bitcoin Core contributor Matt Corallo took the initiative to contact the domain name registrars, convincing them to temporarily take the site offline to prevent further damage.
- The “Victim”: A single transaction of 0.4 BTC was sent to the scammer’s wallet. However, there is a strong rumor that the scammers sent the funds to themselves to create a false sense of legitimacy (similar to a busker putting their own change in a hat) to trick others into sending money.
- The Owner’s Reaction: Cobra, the pseudonymous owner of Bitcoin.org, announced they were investigating how the hack occurred. Cobra initially tweeted at their new hosting provider, Cloudflare, expressing frustration that the hack happened right after migrating to their servers. The tweet was later deleted after Cloudflare responded.
- Craig Wright Rumors: The article provides context regarding a previous legal dispute where Craig Wright (who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto) sued Bitcoin.org in a UK court over copyright claims to the Bitcoin whitepaper. Cobra lost by default judgment to protect their anonymity. While some rumors suggest Wright might be behind the hack out of retaliation, there is no evidence to support this, and it was most likely just a standard financially motivated scam.
- Resolution: The site was successfully taken down and restored, and the quick actions of the community prevented a larger catastrophe.
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