Bitcoin is a cryptographic currency that promises users anonymity and untraceable transactions. The value of bitcoins continues to fluctuate wildly due to a bubble created by bitcoin speculators. Hackers have also taken a keen interest in bitcoins, with some modifying their crimeware tools to identify and steal any bitcoins found on infected PCs. But not all bitcoin heists have been executed via hack attacks or malware attacks, according to security experts. “Please be advised that attacks are not isolated to us and if you are storing amounts of coins with any third party,” says BIPS CEO.”]
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