Copy-paste | Cryptoexchanges and banks in one boat

Traditional financial companies and cryptocurrency exchanges are subject to the same risks of leakagepersonal data of customers.

Just recently everyone was discussing the leak of personaldata from the BitMEX cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, and here is a new scandal. This time, Alfa Bank, the sixth largest bank by assets in Russia according to RBC and Forbes, was involved.

Alfa Bank customers at risk

An announcement appeared on a specialized forumon the sale of personal data of credit card holders and owners of Alfa Bank insurance contracts. This was reported by the RBC agency. The seller, who published his offer on October 31, claims that in total information is available on 6,500 Alpha customers. The free trial version contains 13 credit card agreements and ten insurance agreements.

The bank confirmed the fact of the leak, however,According to an Alfa Bank representative, we are not talking about thousands, but only about 15 clients whose data was compromised. The bank also noted that attackers will not be able to steal client funds because the agreements do not contain any information necessary to access accounts. This information is confirmed by the RBC editors, who downloaded the free version.

However, all credit card agreementsavailable in the trial version were concluded in October 2019 and contain current information. This means that bank customers may become victims of fraudsters who may contact cardholders and try to steal funds by posing as a bank employee.

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