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 […]

Turkish crypto exchange acknowledges 2018 breach with 500,000 users’ data stolen

Major Turkish crypto exchange BtcTurk came forward about a data breach from mid-2018 that leaked sensitive information of over 500,000 users.  According to the official announcement, the stolen data set contains BtcTurk users’ names, citizen ID numbers, emails, addresses, birthdates and mobile phone numbers.  The stolen data set first appeared on an online forum for […]