Bitcoin Exchange Mt. Gox Suffers Third Attack This Month

Mt. Gox, the world’s largest Bitcoin exchange, has suffered its third DDoS attacked o the past month, according to VentureBeat.

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    “This again appears to be another strong DDoS attack. We are working hard to overcome it and will update when possible. It’s currently 2am in Japan so please forgive us if our Facebook/Twitter updates are not as quick, though the team is certainly nottaking any breaks,” Mt. Gox wrote on its Facebook page.

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    Bitcoin value has a tendency to swing wildly when Mt. Gox is compromised. After Mt. Gox’s first DDoS attack this month, Bitcoin value dropped 40 percent.

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