December 28, 2023 at 01:08PM
Risk and financial advisory company Kroll has revealed details about the August data breach, exposing personal info of FTX bankruptcy claimants, including coin holdings. Kroll cautioned affected individuals about potential phishing attacks and recommended security measures, such as not sharing personal info and storing crypto in cold wallets. The breach incident impacted FTX, BlockFi, and Genesis Global Holdco.
From the meeting notes, I have extracted the following key points:
1. Kroll has released additional details regarding the August data breach, which exposed personal information of FTX bankruptcy claimants, including their coin holdings and balances.
2. The exposed data could allow threat actors to target individuals who heavily invest in the cryptocurrency markets.
3. Kroll advised affected individuals to remain vigilant and take precautions to protect their accounts, as potential phishing emails, text messages, and social media messages may aim to deceive and gain unauthorized access to their cryptocurrency accounts and digital assets.
4. Kroll recommended affected individuals to never share secret information with untrusted sources, always verify information received, and store their crypto in cold wallets to protect against targeted phishing attacks.
5. Kroll confirmed that the breach also affected creditors of BlockFi and Genesis Global Holdco crypto-investment companies, with phishing emails targeting affected individuals and attempting to trick them into giving away their cryptocurrency wallet protection seeds.
6. The security incident only impacted files pertaining to BlockFi, FTX, and Genesis, with no evidence of lateral movement or access to other Kroll user accounts or systems.
This summarized key takeaways from the meeting notes regarding the data breach and its impacts on FTX, BlockFi, and Genesis.