$3.18B
has denied accusations that it failed to report a user data breach that reportedly took place in 2023.
The situation gained attention after a Bloomberg article featured statements from Noah Urban, said to be part of the hacking group Scattered Spider.
He claimed the group gained access to a company employee’s login credentials sometime before early 2023. This access may have exposed personal information belonging to some platform users.
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Following the report, blockchain investigator ZachXBT stated in a post on X that the crypto exchange had “covered up a breach” and had been “breached several times” in the past.
His remarks triggered criticism online, with many in the crypto community suggesting Crypto.com should have been more open about any incidents involving customer information, especially after Coinbase
$2.19B
disclosed its own data breach earlier this year.
In response, Crypto.com’s CEO, Kris Marszalek, also took to X to address the claims. He said the accusations were “spreading from uninformed sources” and denied any wrongdoing.
According to Marszalek, the company had reported the issue to US authorities and to regulators in other relevant regions.
Crypto.com stressed that it followed the required process for disclosing security matters and that no attempt was made to conceal any information.
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