Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2014-02-12 00:00:00
Affected organization: Bitstamp
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Finance and Insurance
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Service
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Bitcoin exchange service Bitstamp suspends withdrawals while dealing with a denial-of-service (DOS) attack.