Kroll reveals FTX customer info exposed in August data breach

In Data Breach News
December 29, 2023

Bleeping Computer reports:

Risk and financial advisory company Kroll has released additional details regarding the August data breach, which exposed the personal information of FTX bankruptcy claimants.

Kroll said the exposed data included coin holdings and balances, which would allow threat actors to pinpoint attractive targets who invest heavily in the cryptocurrency markets.

“This letter provides important information that can help protect you and your digital assets against misuse of your personal data, including your name, email address, phone number, address, claim number, claim amount, FTX account ID, and/or coin holdings and balances, as well as, for a limited number of individuals, date of birth,” the company said in letters sent earlier this month and spotted by Emsisoft threat analyst Brett Callow.

Read more at Bleeping Computer.