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LocalBitcoins Has Been Hacked

Posted on January 27, 2019 by Dissent

Mary Kihoro reports:

LocalBitcoins, a peer to peer Bitcoin exchange trading platform, has announced that its site has been exposed to a security breach from unknown third parties.

However, as of now the team has managed to stop the attack and re-enabled outbound transactions. The platform is currently assessing the number users that have been affected and safely secure all the users’ accounts.

Read more on CryptoDigest.


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