Security Incident · Wallet

MtGox Wallet Theft

February 7, 2014·Historical incident record

Incident Overview

MtGox was hacked. Losses totalled 850,000 BTC, worth $470m at the time.

Sources & References

Original incident referencehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt._Gox (opens in a new tab)

This record presents information attributed to the linked sources. Incident dates describe the original event, not a new report. Reported loss figures reflect the source record and are not current market valuations.

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