ShapeShift Hack Was an Inside Job, Says Erik Voorhees

ShapeShift Hack Was an Inside Job, Says Erik Voorhees

Instant multi-currency exchange ShapeShift was the victim of a security breach led by a previous team member, company CEO Erik Voorhees has revealed. Posting an update on ShapeShift’s homepage, which has been offline since the breach was discovered on April 7, Voorhees wrote: Since the investigation into the ShapeShift hack last week started, we had....


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