Mt. Gox site down for 24 hours, creditors flag scam login emails
The Mt. Gox claims site has been down for more than 24 hours with users claiming they’ve been hit with a flurry of attempted login emails, potentially as part of a large-scale brute-force password attack. Creditors in the Mt. Gox insolvency Reddit thread claimed on Wednesday that they are getting upwards of 22 emails notifying them of attempted logins from their Mt. Gox claim accounts. One claimed to have had six attempted email logins, and questioned, “Is this a successful hacking attempt or a side effect of the Kraken news?” Dozens of users in the threads claim that they are receiving multiple attempted login emails out of the blue. A screenshot of the login emails shared on Reddit. The Mt. Gox claims portal has been down since Wednesday . At the time of writing it displays a maintenance message that reads, “This website is temporarily down for maintenance. Thank you for your patience. Please check back shortly.” Users unsure if Mt. Gox has bugs or hackers Multiple use...