Hackers post racist and offensive messages to Blockfolio users
A breach of Blockfolio’s signal feed saw racist messages sent to some users of the crypto portfolio platform. Some Blockfolio users received shocking messages from the app on Tuesday in what has now been confirmed as a breach of the platform’s signal feed.The hackers responsible for the breach sent racist and offensive messages, threatening them to withdraw their funds or risk losing their deposits.Responding to the matter, Blockfolio released a tweet apologizing for the incident while assuring users of the safety of their funds.According to Blockfolio, the breach only affected the signal....
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