BitStamp , one of the leading portals to operate with virtual currency ' Bitcoin ' , has announced that it involves transactions with this currency due to a computer denial of service attack that prevented check the balances of their customers.
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BitStamp , one of the leading portals to operate with virtual currency ' Bitcoin ' , announced suspending transactions with this currency due to a computer denial of service attack that prevented check the balances of their customers.
"It has been temporarily suspended withdrawals with Bitcoin due to inconsistencies in the results reported in our portfolio caused by a denial of service attack ," says the website in a statement. Users will not operate until the problem is solved and transactions ordered 10 and February 11 will be canceled.
As he explained to Bloomberg Andreas Antonopoulos, Blockchain.info expert , " is an annoying attack does not mean that the funds were lost . What happens is that the bank reconciliation system slows down ." In your opinion . transactions will resume soon.
Another of the most popular to operate Bitcoiin , Mt Govx sites , resumed a few days ago its operations after being forced to stop them because of a computer glitch that affected accounting systems .
