BlockFi confirms unauthorized access to client data hosted on Hubspot
As a third-party vendor for BlockFi, Hubspot stored user data such as names, email addresses and phone numbers, which has been historically used for conducting phishing attacks. New Jersey-based crypto financial institution BlockFi confirmed a data breach incident via one of its third-party vendors, Hubspot. BlockFi’s proactive warning about the breach aims to deter the intentions of bad actors in repurposing the user data for fraudulent activities.According to the announcement, the hackers gained access to BlockFi’s client data on Friday, Mar. 18, that were stored on Hubspot, a client....
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