Bitcoin.com, a contentious hub for all things related to cryptocurrency and crafted by Roger Ver, is reportedly under siege by a cyber onslaught backed by the government. Bitcoin On February 4, the Tokyo-based entrepreneur publicly stated that Google Suite had issued a warning about a potential breach, implicating government-sponsored hacker groups as the perpetrators. Roger Ver Officials-Linked Hackers Eye Roger Ver’s Bitcoin.com
In an unexpected revelation that took many in the crypto sphere by surprise, it seems Bitcoin.com has fallen prey to a cyber attack. Although large platforms like Bitcoin.com are not strangers to being hacked, the striking part of this story is the governmental involvement behind this breach.
A conversation emerged on Reddit, highlighting that anonymous state-sponsored cyber attackers were allegedly attempting to infiltrate one of Bitcoin.com's email systems.
According to Roger Ver, who goes by the username – MemoryDealers Ver took to Reddit on February 28 to share how he received a Google Suite notification warning him about an intrusion attempt on his email accounts. He speculated that Bitcoin.com's mission to broaden economic freedom might have attracted these government-backed threats, sharing the alert screenshot as evidence.
Google's security overhaul back in 2017 meant that Suite accounts began getting notifications about state-affiliated cyber threats. Their system identifies email threats laden with malware, phishing tactics, or brute-force attempts from state-linked hacking syndicates known as Advanced Persistent Threats (APT).
Mystery Government Cyber Intruders Aim for Bitcoin.com’s Records
According to Google, should these cyber attackers succeed, they might gain comprehensive access to Bitcoin.com's data trove, encompassing emails, documents, spreadsheets, sites, presentations, and backups stored in the cloud. Eric Grosse, Google's VP of Security Engineering, clarified that receiving such an alert does not confirm hackers successfully breached the site or any user accounts.
According to However, such an alert indicates that the site and its related accounts are on the attackers' radar and need to bolster security measures.
Even though Google's criteria for identifying a 'government-backed attack' remain undisclosed, the crypto community largely sides with Ver’s assumption, speculating that significant powers, possibly like China, could be orchestrating these attacks. A notable Redditor remarked that Google often has a poor track record of confronting the U.S. government, hinting that a different government might be involved.
Currently, the identities of those who targeted Bitcoin.com remain shrouded in mystery. Determining who's behind this may stretch over weeks, even months, but one thing's certain: Crypto operations and their online homes have quickly turned into prime targets for cyber adversaries over recent years. pointed out Meet Priyeshu Garg — a unicorn software engineer who, besides tackling complex coding challenges, is passionate about writing blockchain insights and trading digital currencies.
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