š„ Consecutive data leaks for cryptocurrency holders
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The cryptocurrency sector witnessed 3 data-leak incidents within 4 days, highlighting security risks that go beyond stealing digital assets or private keys. After the leaked data included information that could connect customersā identities to their crypto addresses and ownership.
SafePal was affected by a data leak of 39,798 customer records due to a vulnerability in one of its extensions, while the Trezor company experienced a leak involving 13,689 customers through the shipping services provider āShip Monk.ā Additionally, āBits of Gold,ā the largest regulated cryptocurrency broker in Israel, suffered a leak of data from about 200,000 people through an analytics tool.
According to available information, these incidents did not lead to wallet draining or the theft of private keys. However, the nature of the leaked data raises security concerns, as in some cases it included information that could reveal whether specific individuals owned cryptocurrencies, along with their addresses, phone numbers, and government ID numbers.
By combining this data, criminal entities gain information that can be exploited to target holders of digital assetsāespecially by linking a personās identity to their location and their cryptocurrency holdings.
These three incidents reveal risks associated with the chain of service providers that crypto companies rely on
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The cryptocurrency sector witnessed 3 data-leak incidents within 4 days, highlighting security risks that go beyond stealing digital assets or private keys. After the leaked data included information that could connect customersā identities to their crypto addresses and ownership.
SafePal was affected by a data leak of 39,798 customer records due to a vulnerability in one of its extensions, while the Trezor company experienced a leak involving 13,689 customers through the shipping services provider āShip Monk.ā Additionally, āBits of Gold,ā the largest regulated cryptocurrency broker in Israel, suffered a leak of data from about 200,000 people through an analytics tool.
According to available information, these incidents did not lead to wallet draining or the theft of private keys. However, the nature of the leaked data raises security concerns, as in some cases it included information that could reveal whether specific individuals owned cryptocurrencies, along with their addresses, phone numbers, and government ID numbers.
By combining this data, criminal entities gain information that can be exploited to target holders of digital assetsāespecially by linking a personās identity to their location and their cryptocurrency holdings.
These three incidents reveal risks associated with the chain of service providers that crypto companies rely on