{"id":343098,"date":"2021-09-23T10:41:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T07:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bitcoin-org-goes-offline-after-suffering-scam-attack\/"},"modified":"2021-09-23T10:41:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T07:41:55","slug":"bitcoin-org-goes-offline-after-suffering-scam-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bitcoin-org-goes-offline-after-suffering-scam-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"# Bitcoin.org goes offline after suffering scam attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong># Bitcoin.org goes offline after suffering scam attack <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjEtMDkvNDIzZmJlNWQtYzI2NC00NDdmLTlmZWMtMTliNTU4ZGE1MjQ2LmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-128018ef>Bitcoin.org, one of the first websites about Bitcoin (BTC), has been hacked by online scammers and down as of the time of writing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cobra, Bitcoin.org\u2019s anonymous curator, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CobraBitcoin\/status\/1440905892543832064?s=20\">announced<\/a>\u00a0on Sept. 23 that Bitcoin.org was compromised, with hackers managing to put up a scam notice on the site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooks like Bitcoin.org got hacked and the entire site replaced with a scam asking for free Bitcoin. Do not send funds to that address,\u201d Bitcoin developer Matt Corallo <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBlueMatt\/status\/1440886266409537538?s=20\">reported<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Following a query from Corallo, Namecheap temporarily disabled the website. According to Cobra, the Bitcoin.org website \u201cmay be down for a few days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Bitcoin.org going offline, users reported that Bitcoin.org was showing a classic fake giveaway announcement, with scammers reportedly managing to collect about $17,000 to their addresses.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tp6AcXavUW\">https:\/\/t.co\/Tp6AcXavUW<\/a> has been breached. Visiting the website displays the classic &#8216;double your money&#8217; scam. The scammers have profited (as of this writing) roughly $17,000.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BXFMqC61EW\">pic.twitter.com\/BXFMqC61EW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 vx-underground (@vxunderground) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vxunderground\/status\/1440875093593231360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>After disabling the website, Cobra suggested that the hackers exploited a flaw in the DNS, stating that Bitcoin.org\u2019s Cloudflare accounts and servers were not compromised.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OsFgRFRRZb\">https:\/\/t.co\/OsFgRFRRZb<\/a> hasn&#8217;t been hacked, ever. And then we move to Cloudflare, and two months later we get hacked.<\/p>\n<p>Can you explain where you were routing my traffic too? Because my actual server didn&#8217;t get any traffic during hack. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cloudflare?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Cloudflare<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eastdakota?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@eastdakota<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 C\u00f8bra (@CobraBitcoin) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CobraBitcoin\/status\/1440912752151867397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related:\u00a0Bitcoin.org blocks access to Bitcoin software <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a> in the UK<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The latest attack comes after Bitcoin.org fell victim of a DDoS attack in early July, alongside a ransom demand for an undisclosed amount of Bitcoin. The attack came just one week after a court in the United Kingdom ordered the website to stop hosting the Bitcoin white paper, ruling in favor of self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto and Bitcoin SV proponent Craig Wright.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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