Personal data of 18 million US cryptocontes are offered for sale in the Darknet
- Data from over 18 million US crypto users of 20 platforms have been stolen and are now offered for sale online.
- Hackers aim at infected browsers, not directly on platforms, says Binance about the incident.
According to reports, more than 18 million cryptocurrency customers in the United States are reported to a massive data leak, and their personal data is now offered for sale on the Dark Web. The leak, about which Dark Web Informer, a surveillance service for cybercrime, was first reported on April 15, has aroused concerns about the security of digital assets.
The compromised database allegedly contains user data of over 20 large crypto bonds. This has reinforced the fear of identity theft, phishing and other cyber attacks against crypto investors based in the USA.
Stolen data allegedly deducted from top crypto platforms
According to Dark Web Informer, someone sells a large US-based cryptocurrency user database on the Dark Web for $ 10,000. The list contains complete names, email addresses, telephone numbers and home addresses of the customers.
The data reports reportedly from platforms such as Binance Us, Crypto.com, Coinbase, Robinhood, Kraken, Gemini and CoinmarketCap. Specifically, 1.5 million telephone records from Binance US and 79,743 complete user records were highlighted, 1.8 million of Crypto.com, 432,000 by Coinbase, 197,000 by Robinhood, 121,071 by Kraken, 800,000 from Gemini and 76,710 by CoinmarketCap.
Binance reacted to the report and explained that their internal systems had not been attacked. In an email to leg crypto it was said that the hacker, which is behind the list, is known to collect data by compromising browser sessions on infected devices, and not by break-ins at platform level. Binance’s security team observes the threat.
Dark Web Informer shared a screenshot of the alleged Dark-Web sales, which also contained data from companies such as Ledger, Bitfinex, CoinMama, Beartax and USA Crypto Legacy. The entire database comprises more than 18 million lines with user information, which means far -reaching compromising over several services.
Recurring threats make greater security necessary
This recent unveiling follows a further warning by Dark Web Informer, which affects the sale of crypto investor leads in connection with robinhood accounts in both the USA and in Europe. The affected European countries include Germany, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom. In contrast to publicly recaptured data, these leads seem to have been obtained by unauthorized access, which indicates deeper burglaries or phishing campaigns.
This is not the first case of such a violation. Similar data lists concerned users of Ledger, Gemini and Robinhood. Last month, over 230,000 combined data records from Binance and Gemini were found on the Dark Web, which represents a persistent pattern of threats that aim at crypto platforms.
The disclosure of the personal data of millions of users underlines the urgent need to increase cyber security in the entire crypto sector. Experts recommend that the users activate two-factor authentication, to avoid reuse of passwords and to be careful when attempting phishing. Since attackers are increasingly targeting individual investors, compliance with digital hygiene has become more important than ever.
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