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Bitcoin.org temporarily shuts down following scam attack By BTC Peers

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. Bitcoin.org temporarily shuts down following scam attack

One of the first websites, Bitcoin.org, has suffered a security breach and has gone offline for the time being.

Bitcoin.org’s Anonymous Curator Cobra stated that the site had been compromised and posted a fraud notice.

“Looks like Bitcoin.org got hacked and the entire site replaced with a scam asking for free Bitcoin. Do not send funds to that address,” said a Twitter (NYSE:) postby Bitcoin developer Matt Corallo.

Namecheap temporarily removed the website following a question from Corallo. According to Cobra, Bitcoin.org may be offline for a few more days.

A typical giveaway announcement was posted on Bitcoin.org shortly before the site went offline. Scammers already tricked users to send $17,000 to their addresses.

Shortly after disabling the site, Cobra revealed that the hackers took advantage of a flaw in the DNS, assuring that the site’s Cloudflare (NYSE:) accounts and servers were unaffected by the attack.

The incident isn’t the first. Bitcoin.org had previously been the victim of a DDoS assault in July. After a UK court ordered Bitcoin.org to cease hosting Bitcoin whitepaper, the July attack occurred a week later. The ruling was in favor of Satoshi Nakamoto, self-described Bitcoin creator and BSV advocate Craig Wright.

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