The year has barely started, and already there is the first crypto-technical security incident. This time, in the case of BTC-exchange-Poloniex.
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Stock market forces a User to the password Reset
According to rampant fraud and Phishing were to Try the customer of Poloniex right to be careful, as you at 30. December an E-Mail from the crypto-currency stock exchange received.
A customer had tagged Poloniex on Twitter, and the company is a “fraud”E-Mail made aware of.
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It is fair to say this: With so many “Phishing” in the sea, the E could be-Mail from Poloniex certainly be a little more precise. There were no Details or facts about the cause or consequences – or the size of the breach.
It said only that “somebody had a list of E-Mail addresses and passwords on Twitter leakage”. The communication could well be an obvious attempt of hackers have been, the money of the users to absorb it.
In addition, the E-Mail was accompanied by an official statement or similar beige – what hardened the suspicion.
It seems to be obvious that the crypto-currency stock exchange, wanted to keep in the midst of a Last-Minute Facelifts, the message about the breakage under lock and key.
The Tweet of the customers about the “fraud”-Mail forced the Poloniex customer support, however, a response – and to recognize that she was real.
The Support:
“This is a real E-Mail! Please reset your password for the security of your account.“
In the E-Mail Poloniex explained that “almost all of the leaked E-Mails belong to Poloniex accounts”. However, it has been carried out for all the passwords, Force Reset.
Then they pushed all the customers in a follow-up Tweet, 2FA set up:
Steps to set up 2FA:
– Install the authenticator application on your phone
Click 2FA in your Polo settings
Scan the barcode or manually enter the 16 digit key
– Safely store your backup code & QR code in case your phone gets lost, stolen, or erasedTada! ?— Poloniex Customer Support (@Polo Support) December 30, 2019
The attempt to sweep the incident under the carpet
Without an official statement it is impossible to determine the extent of the injury. It is clear, however, that Poloniex wants to sweep the incident under the carpet.
In a congratulatory Tweet just moments ago, the company reminded its customers to all the successes of the year, which came to its users “benefit”.
Including: the establishment of a new office in Hong Kong and the opportunity to drift behind the TRX.
In 2019, what a rollercoaster? Here are some of our successes that benefitted you:-Added an office in Hong Kong ?
-Launched the Trollbox – happy Trolls ?
-Migrated our ticket system to @Zendesk for a more seamless experience ?love it.
-Enabled $ATOM & $TRX staking money for you! ?— Poloniex Customer Support (@Polo Support) To December 31, 2019
Poloniex seems to hope to get after the closure of its doors to US citizens through the partnership with TRON new customers.
Whether this was a wise decision or not remains to be seen, as well as the Severity of the data leaks.