Binance calls alleged ShinyHunters user-data sale a scam
Original title: Binance calls alleged “ShinyHunters” post a scam attempt
A forum account offered what it called records of 335 million users, including KYC files and wallet keys.
Binance denied a new breach claimed on a newly emerged underground forum by someone using the ShinyHunters handle. The poster, described as believed to be impersonating the extortion gang, offered records it said covered 335 million users. The claimed set included KYC documents, infrastructure information, passwords, wallet private keys, transaction history, emails and phone numbers. Binance called the post a scam attempt.
Unconfirmed: The 335 million-record sale is an unverified claim by an account believed to impersonate ShinyHunters; Binance denies a breach.
- The listing appeared on a newly emerged underground cybercrime forum.
- Claimed data includes KYC documents, passwords, private keys, emails and phone numbers.
- The report relies on BleepingComputer's account of Binance's denial.
- Threat actors
- ShinyHunters
- Organizations
- Binance
From the original article
2 min read at databreaches.netSergiu Gatlan reports: Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, has denied claims of a new security breach made by a threat actor using the ‘ShinyHunters’ handle on a newly emerged underground cybercrime forum. This follows the threat actor, believed to impersonate the ShinyHunters extortion gang, putting up for sale what they claimed were records of...
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