LocalBitcoins blames security breach on forum ’third-party software’. Hackers appears to have stolen $28,200 from users’ accounts after phishing login credentials and 2FA one-time codes. LocalBitcoins , a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange portal, announced a security breach yesterday, Saturday, January 26. The breach occurred at around 10:00 UTC (05:00 ET) and lasted for almost five hours before the company intervened to stop the ongoing attack.