Hack history / 2021 / Hack or exploit
Bitcoin.org
Hack or exploit on Jul 6, 2021 · DDoS Attack
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
undisclosed
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
not ranked
collapses, frauds and later news are not ranked
What happened
Cobra, the anonymous creator and principal of Bitcoin.org, tweeted that the Bitcoin.org website is being subjected to an "absolutely large-scale" distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, as well as a Bitcoin ransom demand. Currently Bitcoin.org is accessible.
Details
- Date
- Jul 6, 2021
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- DDoS Attack
- How in
- Other
- Target
- not stated
- Chains
- not stated
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Bitcoin.org hack, Jul 6, 2021: undisclosed lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/hte55e748057/ (data as of 2026-10-31).