Paxful denies reports of customer data leak
A spokesperson from the crypto trading platform clarified that no leaks pertained to sensitive customer info. An anonymous online source was recently spotted trying to sell private customer and employee data allegedly obtained from crypto exchange Paxful. A spokesperson from the company told Cointelegraph that no customer data has been jeopardized, however.“Our customers’ data has not been compromised in any way,” said the spokesperson on Friday. “There has been no data breach of the Paxful platform,” they noted, adding:“The employee data that the person claims to have was obtained....
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