Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp suspends service after security breach

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LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Bitstamp, one of the largest exchanges for trading the digital bitcoin currency, said it has suspended its service after a security breach on Sunday, resulting in loss of around 19,000 bitcoins. The breach represented a small fraction of its total bitcoin reserve and the majority was held in secure offline systems, the Slovenia-based firm posted on its website on Tuesday.

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Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp suspends service after security breach