Middle Earth downtime update - 27.03.2015

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Hello everyone.

There is a MAJOR attack happening on the Tor network.

Middle-Earth IS alive and well. We have temporarily disabled the site as a security measure until all the facts are known about this severe attack on the Tor network. All your BTC is safe and all your accounts are safe. Apologies for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience. It is expected that things will go back to normal very soon. As you already know, at Middle-Earth we are focused on security more than anything else. The site will be disabled until this Tor issue is fixed.

"Better to be safe than sorry".

Regards, - -Gandalf (Middle-Earth administrator) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2

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Comments


[21 Points] QLDGreat:

Cool. Use the downtime to implement multi-sig and fix up your site's clunky and hard to read formatting.

Cheers


[10 Points] None:

I'm worry for Agora.


[8 Points] VendorLink:

LE, once again you are wasting your energy,time and ressource fighting a lost battle, decentralized markets are becoming reality and will put an end to your silly little game, fuck you


[3 Points] None:

My brain - Oh, it makes sense, we should all be safe while browsing the markets and that's what they want to do. My heart - FUUUUUCK, I NEED MIDDLE EARTH BACK ONLINE SOON!


[3 Points] AgroJoe:

http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/tor-beware-analysts-predict/

info security predicted it for 2015


[3 Points] dellwho:

feel bad for the vendor I need to finalise on - seemed a good lad. Least the BTC isn't falling.


[3 Points] DNMPickle:

Thank You for the update Gandalf.

I think it would have been wise to give a little more notice that this was happening, it caused quite a panic. I also love your market, but I'm frustrated that I made a purchase hours before the market went down, indicating that the seller likely did not get the order, and possibly even will get rejected due to 4-day shipping deadline.

Security is first priority and I understand that I am not, but with the issue being within the infrastructure of the Tor network, this is frustrating as a buyer to have none of my bitcoin, product, or information on when I can expect a return. Please don't see this as selfish.

Please keep the community posted!


[2 Points] None:

Thanks for keeping us updated, Now, what of your private subreddit?


[2 Points] JesusdiedLOLOL:

When did this occur? Some of us were able to deposit on tue-wed.

So are the other markets not being safe by being open?

Not sure this adds up.


[2 Points] JacWilliston23:

ETA?


[1 Points] None:

Thank you for keeping us updated Gandalf!


[1 Points] antntt:

Awesome. I knew i can trust this place when i deposited my btc :D I have to buy some more because its value decreased since the shutdown :D


[1 Points] Pixonova:

Appreciate keeping us up to date! I was just about to order, but better safe than sorry!


[1 Points] rappercake:

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Fixed that for ya, OP. You need to add four spaces before each line so it will properly format.


[0 Points] UKFruits:

No worries, better to be safe than sorry.

Kind Regards


[0 Points] None:

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