Bitstamp claims its bitcoins are secure after attack forces exchange shutdown

Bitstamp reassured customers that their bitcoins are safe after a weekend hack forced the exchange to shut down on Monday.“As a security precaution against compromises Bitstamp only maintains a small fraction of customer bitcoins in online systems. Bitstamp maintains more than enough offline reserves to cover the compromised bitcoins,” the exchange said in a statement on its website.The hack, which took place Sunday, targeted one of Bitstamp’s operational or hot wallets, the statement s