It’s no secret that bitcoin’s exchange rate has been inflated due to media attention, leading many to believe that there’s been a speculative bubble. While it’s impossible to tell what the true rate of a bitcoin should be, there is evidence that the increased attention has now subsided, yet bitcoin’s exchange rate continues to increase. Google Google trends uses an index to determine relative search volume for a specific term, with 100 being the peak. From early March until mid-April, we saw a nearly 10x increase in search volume. By the end of may, this large increase has nearly subsided …
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Many Coinbase.com users have been receiving phishing attacks – emails claiming to be from Coinbase that request personal information. Coinbase’s blog public acknowledged this problem yesterday: What is more disturbing is how easy it is to retrieve personal information from people using Coinbase accounts. A quick google search of the coinbase checkout demonstrates how easy this to find. https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=site:https://coinbase.com/checkouts/ Clicking one of the results will provide transaction information including email accounts, phone numbers, and sometimes even personal addresses. We would highly recommend not using Coinbase until this issue is resolved. …
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Apr 5, 2013
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News, Security
Tagged Bitcoin, Coinbase, Google, Personally identifiable information, Phishing, WARNING
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