Interesting, the more I read the more I realize one of the huge ddos attacks on 2 IPs at our datacenter was targeted at a bitcoin website, not sure what exactly they did but I know they are using bitcoins as currency.
This was a massive attack and we had to blackhole the 2 IPs and the client had to go elsewhere as we did not want this kind of trouble.
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Cyber criminals are looking for ways to cash in on the recent surge in Bitcoin prices, which are now valued at around $137 a pop. This past week, we've witnessed DDoS attacks and database breaches targeting Bitcoin services, and now hackers are spreading malware, via Skype, designed to transform victims' computers into unwitting Bitcoin miners.
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http://www.infoworld.com/t/data-secu...g-value-215923