Crypto users claim Gemini email leak occurred much earlier than first reported
“Not handled well,” was how one user described the revelations brought forth by Cointelegraph on Dec. 14 with regards to a leak of 5.7 million Gemini customers’ email addresses and partial phone numbers. Shortly after publication, multiple users reached out to Cointelegraph, alleging that the leak, which Gemini attributes to a “third-party incident,” happened much […]
This is what your email could look like in Web3
Forget about tracking DAO votes, DeFi transactions or data breaches across many channels and platforms. Your Web3 mailbox will handle it for you without requiring your phone number or legacy email address. Instead, your wallet address will receive and organize all this information. At least, these are some of the promises made by Web3 communications […]
Blockchain security firm warns of new MetaMask phishing campaign
A cybersecurity firm has issued warnings over a new phishing campaign targeting users of the popular crypto wallet MetaMask. In a July 28 post written by Halborn’s technical education specialist Luis Lubeck, the active phishing campaign used emails to target MetaMask users and trick them into giving out their passphrase. The firm analyzed scam emails […]
Phishing risks escalate as Celsius confirms client emails leaked
Celsius depositors should be on the lookout for phishing scams after the company revealed some of its customer data had been leaked in a third-party data breach. On Tuesday, Celsius sent an email to its customers informing them that a list of their emails had been leaked by an employee of one of its business […]
BlockFi confirms unauthorized access to client data hosted on Hubspot
New Jersey-based crypto financial institution BlockFi confirmed a data breach incident via one of its third-party vendors, Hubspot. BlockFi’s proactive warning about the breach aims to deter the intentions of bad actors in repurposing the user data for fraudulent activities. According to the announcement, the hackers gained access to BlockFi’s client data on Friday, Mar. […]
OpenSea planned upgrade stalls as phishing attack targets NFT migration
Just yesterday, OpenSea announced a smart contract upgrade, which requires users to migrate their listed NFTs from Ethereum (ETH) blockchain to a new smart contract. As a direct result of the upgrade, users that don’t migrate over from Ethereum risk losing their old, inactive listings — which currently require no gas fees for migration. Major […]
OpenSea email over inactive NFT listings sparks Twitter debate
Twitter users reacted negatively to an OpenSea email sent to users who still had inactive listings on their accounts. In the email, OpenSea explained that old NFTs listings are still fulfillable, and should be canceled by the user because OpenSea is unable to cancel them on their behalf. They claimed this would “prevent any of your […]