... most likely the "hacker" will never be found as it is most likely vern himself. I hope he at least looses in court and will have to pay back everything lost + does jail time. Maybe it will then serve as a warning for other exchanges.
I understand being pissed off about losing money, but it's important to place 'blame' in the right place.
Did Vern or anyone else at Cryptsy actually do anything crooked?
Or did they just get hacked and then try to survive the attack?
Did Vern or someone else at Cryptsy do something that you would not have done in a similar situation?
Of course, not letting the public know way long ago this had happened. Most people put faith and trust the funds were going to be there. We all thought they were whole, not doing a ponzi... and yes, this is a very good example of close to being a ponzi.
You notify your users and then let the cards fall where they may. Your eventually will be exposed one way or another, it might be the next day or 2 years if you do not, but it will be found out.