92,554 Users Exposed As Crypto Payments Firm Reveals Attacker Accessed Names, Birth Dates, Passports, Drivers Licenses and More
A US-based crypto payments firm says tens of thousands of users are exposed after a hacker gained access to an employee’s laptop.
The fiat-to-crypto payment provider Transak says the security incident has affected 92,554 of its users.
According to Transak, the attacker obtained unauthorized access through a “sophisticated phishing attack.”
With the employee’s credentials, the attacker was able to log in to a third-party KYC (know your customer) vendor that Transak uses for customer document scanning and verification services.
Once compromised, the attacker was able to access the personal information of some users who had gone through the KYC process.
The hacker was ultimately able to access customers’ names, date of…
