{"id":261751,"date":"2020-05-25T11:41:28","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T15:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=261751"},"modified":"2020-05-25T11:41:28","modified_gmt":"2020-05-25T15:41:28","slug":"hacker-puts-up-crypto-wallet-operators-databases-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/hacker-puts-up-crypto-wallet-operators-databases-for-sale","title":{"rendered":"Hacker Puts Up Crypto Wallet Operator&#8217;s Databases for Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The cryptocurrency industry has been hit with another privacy issue, as three of the top wallet providers are now facing an information breach.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to multiple reports, a notable hacker has gotten a hold of customer information from Ledger, Trezor, and KeepKey. Now, the hacker is looking to sell them on the Internet.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>A Prolific Hacker at Work<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The sale first got noticed by Under the Breach, a popular cybercrime monitoring website. In a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/underthebreach\/status\/1264460979322138628?s=12\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the company confirmed that it came upon the seller trying to list the databases of the wallet providers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/underthebreach\/status\/1264460979322138628?s=12<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The three databases contain information such as names, addresses, phone numbers, and Email addresses for over 80,000 users in total. However, the databases don\u2019t contain wallet keys or any other information that could provide access to the wallets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The accounts are further divisible into 41,500 Ledger users, over 27,100 Trezor users, and KeepKey\u2019s 14,000 customers. Also, the hacker has recently listed the SQL database for BnkToTheFuture, an online investment platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The hacker in question appears to be prolific \u2013 especially when it comes to crypto crime. Under the Breach explains that the same individual holds the databases of 18 virtual currency exchanges and cryptocurrency forums. The hacker is also reportedly looking to sell the Email lists of two crypto tax platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All of these databases include the SQL files for popular South Korean crypto exchange Korbit (which includes 4,500 users), three databases for Latin American trading platform Bitso, and the complete account information for several blockchain platforms such as Plutus, Nimirum, and Blockcypher.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For the sale, the hacker has expressed a desire for only high bids.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Cyber Crime Is on the Upsurge<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s unclear when the other hacks took place. However, the report is coming at a time when cyber crime is rampant. With more people and companies relying on the Internet to conduct banking and other financial transactions, hackers have been more than happy to pounce whenever they see an opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This week, cybersecurity news outlet Krebs on Security <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/krebsonsecurity.com\/2020\/05\/europes-largest-private-hospital-operator-fresenius-hit-by-ransomware\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">noted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hackers had successfully compromised the IT systems of Fresenius, a German hospital that&#8217;s reported to be the largest private hospital in Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Citing an anonymous source, the news medium confirmed that the hackers successfully deployed a ransomware known as Snake. The ransomware in question only came into prominence this year, and it has already gained a reputation for targeting large companies.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaking to the news source, Matt Kuhn, a spokesperson for Frenesius, confirmed the hacks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI can confirm that Fresenius\u2019 IT security detected a computer virus on company computers. [&#8230;] As a precautionary measure in accordance with our security protocol drawn up for such cases, steps have been taken to prevent further spread.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other industries \u2013 including technology, financial services, and crypto \u2013 have reported a jump in attack attempts. With the pandemic still in full effect, everyone is a potential victim at this point.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fin-excerpt\">The cryptocurrency industry has been hit with another privacy issue, as three of the top wallet providers are now facing an information breach.\u00a0According to multiple <a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/hacker-puts-up-crypto-wallet-operators-databases-for-sale\" title=\"Hacker Puts Up Crypto Wallet Operator&#8217;s Databases for Sale\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1770,"featured_media":145296,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7596],"tags":[10820,5245,8684],"class_list":["post-261751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency","tag-keepkey","tag-ledger","tag-trezor"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.8 (Yoast SEO v23.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Hacker Puts Up Crypto Wallet Operator&#039;s Databases for Sale - InsideBitcoins.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"According to multiple reports, a notable hacker has gotten a hold of customer information from Ledger, Trezor, and KeepKey. 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