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Hackers hacked the servers of Gemini, an external cryptocurrency exchange provider.
They managed to access 5,701,649 lines of confidential information about the platform's customers. This included emails and phone numbers.
But there is a nuance with the phone numbers. The attackers didn't get access to all of them - some numbers were deliberately made unrecognizable by security specialists beforehand.
Gemini blames its assessment of the incident on a "third party" that failed to protect against hacking. But it warns that platform users can expect more "hishing attacks" based on stolen data.
Such critical info as users' names, addresses, and identification data did not fall into the hands of hackers. That's the good part of this story.
Also, some email addresses appear twice in the leaked documents.
So that's a relief, and it suggests that 'the actual number of affected customers is lower than what is on the list', as explained by a Gemini spokesperson.
Gemini has 13 million active users at the moment. After the news about the vulnerability, the platform briefly suspended its work.
But now all trading services are available again, as well as depositing and withdrawing money.
TL;DR: Hackers broke in, and stole Gemini's user base data.
https://www.banklesstimes.com/news/...hacked-for-dollar36m-was-swatted-at-the-time/
They managed to access 5,701,649 lines of confidential information about the platform's customers. This included emails and phone numbers.
But there is a nuance with the phone numbers. The attackers didn't get access to all of them - some numbers were deliberately made unrecognizable by security specialists beforehand.
Gemini blames its assessment of the incident on a "third party" that failed to protect against hacking. But it warns that platform users can expect more "hishing attacks" based on stolen data.
Such critical info as users' names, addresses, and identification data did not fall into the hands of hackers. That's the good part of this story.
Also, some email addresses appear twice in the leaked documents.
So that's a relief, and it suggests that 'the actual number of affected customers is lower than what is on the list', as explained by a Gemini spokesperson.
Gemini has 13 million active users at the moment. After the news about the vulnerability, the platform briefly suspended its work.
But now all trading services are available again, as well as depositing and withdrawing money.
TL;DR: Hackers broke in, and stole Gemini's user base data.
https://www.banklesstimes.com/news/...hacked-for-dollar36m-was-swatted-at-the-time/
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