Crypto.com Fights Back Against Secret Data Breach Claims
TLDR
- Crypto.com denied claims it failed to disclose a 2023 data breach where hackers accessed an employee account through phishing
- The attack was carried out by Noah Urban from hacking group Scattered Spider, who gained access to personal information of a small number of users
- No customer funds were compromised in the breach, which was contained within hours according to the company
- CEO Kris Marszalek called accusations of non-disclosure “misinformation” and said the incident was reported to US regulators
- The breach occurred before March 2023, with Urban later arrested and sentenced to 10 years in prison for hacking 13 companies
Crypto exchange Crypto.com has pushed back against allegations that it concealed a 2023…
