Oh, there were signs. Just because you couldn't see them doesn't mean they didn't exist.
I moved my coin from Mt.Gox about a month before the last major hack because just the thought of using it made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Something was amiss and I felt it.
The most glaring issue was that of inexplicable server load. When you are dealing with a service that handles money or valuable assets, things like this are very bad omens and should never be brushed off. It was clear that either A) the website was experiencing unusual traffic (in this case, I believe what came out was that the one of the attackers were testing their method.. supposedly this same method was used in the Silk Road hack) or B) the staff was not equipped to properly and securely run a server and were an attack to take place, they would not be ready to handle it. One bad security practice with such a critical service is indicative of generally bad security practices and lack of accountability.
You have to pay attention to your gut. If something feels amiss, and the service is critical, you have to assume that something is indeed amiss.
I moved my coin from Mt.Gox about a month before the last major hack because just the thought of using it made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Something was amiss and I felt it.
The most glaring issue was that of inexplicable server load. When you are dealing with a service that handles money or valuable assets, things like this are very bad omens and should never be brushed off. It was clear that either A) the website was experiencing unusual traffic (in this case, I believe what came out was that the one of the attackers were testing their method.. supposedly this same method was used in the Silk Road hack) or B) the staff was not equipped to properly and securely run a server and were an attack to take place, they would not be ready to handle it. One bad security practice with such a critical service is indicative of generally bad security practices and lack of accountability.
You have to pay attention to your gut. If something feels amiss, and the service is critical, you have to assume that something is indeed amiss.