Gnosis Pay discloses data breach exposing customer details
Gnosis Pay, a crypto debit card provider, has reported a data breach that compromised sensitive customer information. The breach exposed details such as home addresses, card numbers, and linked cryptocurrency wallets. The company detected the intrusion on November 3 and acted swiftly to contain it within two hours.
Lefteris Karapetsas, the founder of a crypto portfolio tracker, shared his experience of the breach, stating that the exposed data included his personal details. Gnosis Pay has not disclosed the number of customers affected but has assured that all impacted users were notified via email.
Despite the breach, customer funds remain secure, and the company's enterprise platform was not affected. Gnosis Pay has since implemented enhanced security measures, including mandatory 3D Secure verification for online card payments. This incident raises concerns about the potential for targeted scams, as attackers may use the stolen information to impersonate victims.
For traders and users in the crypto space, this breach serves as a reminder of the importance of security and vigilance when using digital financial services. As the space evolves, maintaining personal security is big to protect against fraud and identity theft.
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Binance data change may confuse Bitcoin traders ahead of inflation report
Bitcoin is currently trading close to $76,000 as traders prepare for the upcoming US inflation report. Recent data indicates more aggressive selling than buying on a major exchange, raising questions about demand strength. However, a warning from a data provider complicates this picture by suggesting that a larger reported wallet balance may not represent new coins arriving but rather an increase in address coverage.
On November 4, the data provider announced plans to update exchange-address data, which may show big increases in hourly supply metrics without a corresponding change in actual Bitcoin holdings. This means a rise in reported balances might not indicate fresh deposits or sales, but rather a reflection of broader address coverage.
Traders are advised to focus on actual deposits and executed trades to assess the market accurately. The upcoming inflation report on November 10 could further influence trading behavior, as it may affect expectations for monetary policy and risk appetite.
Understanding how actual selling meets demand is big during this period. As traders analyze the data, they need to account for changes in wallet coverage while observing how the market reacts to potential selling pressure. This situation shows the complexity of interpreting market signals during big economic announcements.
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