Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has experienced a data leak of up to 2.5 terabytes, involving the personal information and account passwords of 400,000 users. Bitfinex has not yet provided an explanation, but Paolo Ardoino, the CEO of affiliated company Tether, posted on X stating that the data leak may be fake news. As a precaution, it is recommended that users change their passwords.
Background:
Bitfinex exchange previously suspended trading and deposits/withdrawals due to an official investigation into platform performance issues.
According to Crypto Marco’s report, tonight (4th), Bitfinex, the cryptocurrency exchange, experienced a data leak of up to 2.5 terabytes, involving the personal information and account passwords of 400,000 users. White-hat hackers have already obtained personal information and personally attempted to log into different user accounts. They are warning all users to change their passwords for security reasons.
Update 21:30:
Bitfinex has not yet provided an explanation, but Paolo Ardoino, the CEO of affiliated company Tether, posted on X stating that the data leak may be fake news. However, since Ardoino also cannot confirm with 100% certainty that it is fake news, it is recommended that users change their passwords as a precaution.
Update 22:00:
Paolo Ardoino, the CEO of Tether, made another statement on X:
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