BTC Markets privacy breach exposes all customers to potential phishing attacks
Aussie exchange BTC Markets has revealed the full name and email addresses of all of its customers in a marketing email blast. Major Australian cryptocurrency exchange BTC Markets accidentally exposed the full name and email addresses of all of its customers in a marketing email sent to each affected individual on Dec. 1.The emails were sent in batches of 1,000, meaning that each customer was sent the name and email address of 999 other users.BTC Markets is in the process of reporting the incident to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, with Bowler noting the exchange....
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BTC Markets, one of Australia's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, has accidentally exposed users' data, raising the risk of phishing attacks.
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