What The HubSpot Bitcoin Company Data Breach Means For You (It’s Not Good)
After CRM data platform HubSpot suffered a data breach targeting Bitcoin company data, customers are wondering if they’re at risk.You’ve undoubtedly seen the recent news of the HubSpot data breach targeting Bitcoin and cryptocurrency companies and are likely wondering what it all means. While this is not the first and will not be the last data breach in this industry, customer relationship manager (CRM) data leaks pose a severe and unique threat that you, as a user and Bitcoiner, must be aware of. As someone who has worked deeply as a HubSpot super admin, designing internal systems and....
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Bitcoin companies saw their customers’ personal information leak after a HubSpot employee account was hacked.
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....
HubSpot is a popular CRM tool that many companies use to store their users’ details, such as phone numbers, names, email addresses, etc. These companies use the information they collect to facilitate their marketing attempts. They also use them to monitor the success of their marketing campaigns. So, it’s not surprising that hackers will target the tool because they need those personal details to perpetrate all kinds of exploits targeting those users whose details they have. Related Reading | LUNA Sees 17% Loss In One Week, UST De-Peg Rumors Affect Its Price? This is the major....
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Data breaches are a serious threat to platform security and consumers’ private information, and there is no end in sight to the damage these attacks can cause. Even companies active in the digital currency world are not safe from harm, as Coinwallet is shutting down due to a data breach. On April 6th, the Coinwallet team noticed something was wrong with....