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He once mentioned that if he's confident that his "partners" were the perpetrators, he would release their info, which he hasn't done so.
« Last Edit: November 24, 2013, 07:07:35 pm by marketp2p »

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Update #1: Silfax has come forward with updated information (see below). Currently it's my personal opinion that he may not be the one who stole other people's money, but he does bear the responsibility of using sloppy implementation and lack of good security practice.

Update #2: Silfax has restored the site and customers are able to withdraw 58% of the balance before the theft incident. Page down for more details.

What happened:

On Nov 23, 2013, bit-u.com went offline. A few hours later Silfax claimed his exchange bit-u.com (previously Coingrounds.com) was hacked, BTCs were moved to a different address by an unknown user, PTSs was not mentioned. He also claimed some one got access to the (DigitalOcean) hosting account  and deleted the VPS instance after stealing the money.

  Since he made the claim on bit-u.com chat box, he hasn't been in any contact with his customers, leaving all victims holding the bag. 

Scammers Profile Link:
  http://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=283
He also claimed:  I'm /r/Silfax on reddit, moderator of /r/Jobs4Bitcoins, and pretty well known over there, as well as coder for a couple big group buys.
  http://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=356.msg2802#msg2802

Reference Link:
  http://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=353.60
  http://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=356.60

Amount Scammed: Estimated >50 BTC

Payment Method: Bitcoin, ProtoShares

Proof of Payment: Many forum members can provide their payment transaction links.

PM/Chat Logs:
   http://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=356.msg10353#msg10353

Additional Notes:
  Silfax hasn't made any contact with exchange customers for almost 24 hours after he last appeared in the chat, nor did he provide any evidence to support his claim, no trust should be given to him, bit-u.com, coingrounds.com, or possibly DigitalOcean VPS hosting.
 
I'll update this thread when more information is available. Feel free to add your claim or evidence.

Edit: added time and fixed typos.
« Last Edit: November 26, 2013, 12:20:54 am by marketp2p »