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March 1, 2012 - Bitcoinica 43,554 BTC
After the hackers compromised Linode, they lifted bitcoin funds from a handful of unencrypted “hot wallets” that were stored on Linode’s servers. Bitcoinica’s initial statement indicated that the exchange lost 10,000 bitcoin, but later on Bitcoinica CEO Zhou Tong admitted to Ars Technica that the actual number of coins stolen was 43,554. In addition to Bitcoinica, several individuals that were using Linode to store their bitcoin hot wallets lost their funds as well. Source