Data Breach at FTX's Bankruptcy Claims Agent Exposes Sensitive User Information
Summary:
Sensitive information has been leaked in a data breach involving FTX bankruptcy claims agent Kroll, compromising email addresses, account numbers, and other details of FTX users. FTX has temporarily frozen affected accounts and warns users to remain vigilant against potential fraud and scams. The incident adds to the challenges faced by FTX, including a previous hack and ongoing investigations, while Kroll has yet to provide a comment on the matter.
Sensitive information has been leaked in a data breach involving FTX bankruptcy claims agent Kroll, contradicting previous reports. According to an alleged Kroll Q&A Summary published on August 30th, various details of FTX users' accounts were compromised, including email addresses, mailing addresses, account numbers, bankruptcy identifiers, account balances, and phone numbers. Earlier statements from FTX had suggested that only non-sensitive customer data had been compromised. FTX has clarified that Kroll does not store account passwords and that their own systems and digital assets were unaffected. In response to the breach, FTX has temporarily frozen the affected customers' accounts within the claims portal. Kroll claims to have contained and remediated the incident, but warns users to remain vigilant against potential fraud and scams disguised as legitimate communication using the stolen data. Phishing attempts disguised as emails from Kroll have already been reported by multiple users. FTX had over 1 million users at the time of its bankruptcy filing and has faced various challenges, including a previous substantial hack, an ongoing U.S. Department of Justice investigation, and high legal fees in the bankruptcy proceeding. Despite reaching out to Kroll for comments, Cointelegraph did not receive a response in time for publication.
Published At
8/30/2023 6:40:00 PM
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