[taligent]

There are plenty of high value targets e.g. Amazon, Apple Store, eBay, banks just to name a few. So to claim that Bitcoin services are unique in any way is just ridiculous.

And just because you get root access to a server does not mean that it should be trivial to gain access to the bitcoins. And why are they being hosted on VPS in the first place ?

The point is still valid that a true PROFESSIONAL is desperately needed.

[benmanns]

The difference here is that storing Bitcoins is like having cash sitting on the server that thieves can pick up and run away with. If you steal from Amazon the Apple store, an ACH or credit card chargeback will set everything straight.

If a burglar has the choice between a car worth $50,000 retail or $10,000 cash, what would he rather take? A stolen car is a lot harder to turn into something usable.

[davorak]

Bitcoin services are unique in the fact that it is very easy to send the money to yourself, be in your control, with out having it be attached to you identity in anyway. This seems unique to me, if there are other cyber crimes that make this just as easy I am interested in hearing about them.

[Dylan16807]

Why did you swap out 'the server' with 'a server'? Of course a server doesn't mean you get bitcoins. But the server, the server with the wallet, there is no realistic way to stop root from grabbing the encryption keys.