I came late to the MtGox party and fortunately did not lose a lot and my heartfelt feeling go out to those that did, This news is not good, so now my passport, my bank details and my home address is now in the hands of hackers and they are trying to sell that info. I'm fucking furious. Karpeles needs to pay for this big time. post the hackers email address, this need to go to Interpol.
It is not Karpeles fault that a criminal is trying to sell your data. The perpetrators of crime are the criminals, and in this case MtGox & its customers are the victims. In fact, if someone hadn't been defrauding them via the malleability exploit, we wouldn't be in this situation.
So, how about we start actually blaming this fiasco on the perpetrators rather than the victims.
It is 100% his fault. It was his responsibility to keep the files/data save. He probably never even thought about encrypting the passport scans.
In fact, if someone hadn't been defrauding them via the malleability exploit, we wouldn't be in this situation.
Ever heard of gross negligence? It is a criminal offence. Mark just didn't give a fuck about security. All he cared was his stupid Bitcoin Cafe (so that this fat fuck doesn't even have to leave the building to get his Frappuccino).
What about a bank manager who doesn't lock the safe and leaves the door open at night for a year? Would you say it wasn't his fault if the save is empty after a year. Mark did exactly the same thing.