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by g09980 3028 days ago
May be more likely due to the Binance "hack." http://markets.businessinsider.com/currencies/news/bitcoin-p...

Edited for clarity.
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chisleu 3028 days ago
We don't know Binance was hacked. Relatively few people use API keys to trade and every reported account had API keys on it. It's likely some malware that looks for API keys in config / python files laying around.
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ceejayoz 3028 days ago
Perhaps. A SQL injection hole could potentially expose API keys, or there could be a vulnerability that lets an attacker add an API key.
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trophycase 3028 days ago
Binance wasn't hacked. A bunch of idiots gave their API keys to third party bots. The owner of the bots then hijacked their accounts for profit
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lmkg 3028 days ago
That's not a very sophisticated hack, but it's technically a type of hacking. In the same way that if you leave your keys unlocked in your running car overnight and someone gets in an drives away with it, that's still theft.
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benchaney 3028 days ago
You're right that it is technically a type of hack, but it isn't Binance that was hacked. It was some Binance users.
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