I had a "stop loss failure" of 25BTC during the "DDOS". I work in information security I'm not buying DDOS attack for a second. I'm not buying that statement they released about growth, etc either. It's filled with buzz words and bullshit. It was probably written during the DDOS in wonderland.
I talked to an attorney yesterday. They're privately investigating a certain date range now to determine if they can start a civil suit against poloniex. They were quick to respond and eager to get as much information as possible. They're interested in both trading details and interaction with Poloniex's technical support. They sounded more interested in the ladder which I found interesting at first. It's making more sense now since their support has failed to respond to my request since I opened it 8 days ago. I started to post the attorney's info into the "trollbox" today. I was banned from posting no warning either. The moderator usually announces it when they ban someone and state for how long. I was silently banned which is just another strange occurrence.
Losing that amount of money with no explanation is obviously infuriating. Believe it or not the fact that they're giving crypto and more importantly blockchain a bad name pisses me off even more. They have no business playing in the decentralized playground. They define everything that's wrong with centrally governed institutions. If you're in the business of screwing people go hang out in the playground on wall st.
Below is the law firms contact info. As I said they were quick to respond. I originally sent a message to the info address. I have a contact there now. I don't want to give out that info without asking. I'll ask them tomorrow how they'd like the word to be spread.
BERNS WEISS LLP https://www.law111.com/ info@law111.com
This firm has a dedicated team they formed in 2013 that works specifically in crypto and blockchain technology. I didn't know that at first. I think I read they're helping coinbase with their IRS subpoena for personal records.
I also contacted freshdesk.com their outsourced support provided. I explained how terrible Poloniex's support is and and it's one of the main reason I won't be using the site anymore.