Bitcoin Heist of the Day: Bitcoin, the virtual P2P currency, just had its first major theft. A user lost 25,000 Bitcoins (around $500k in IRL dollars) when he was hacked this week.
Bitcoins are hard to trace, and they’re tied to computers rather than user accounts. If someone can get access to your computer, they can also get access to your Bitcoin wallet, and — as was the case here — transfer your coins right out of it. The anonymous nature of Bitcoin makes it tough to trace the thieves.
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