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BlockFi, a cryptocurrency lending platform, reportedly witnessed a security breach on Saturday. Hacks and breaches count are soaring surprisingly as the cryptocurrency market is growing. According to reports, a third party got unauthorized access in the breach and gained some of its client data. Data include personal information like names, email, and phone numbers. Although not all the data of BlockFi’s clients were stolen, the majority of the clients could have been accessed.
How did the BlockFi breach occur?
BlockFi reported that the platform faced a security breach that occurred on Friday through one of its third-party vendors, Hubspot. Hubspot is a sales management platform. In a series of tweet threads, the firm further clarified that its internal systems and, more significantly, none of the client funds were affected.
The firm also highlighted an ongoing investigation to understand the full scope of the data breach’s impact. BlockFi’s team cited that in the spirit of transparency, they wanted to make their clients aware of such an incident before bad actors could use such information to their detriment. Feeling time was of the essence, the team was expediently working through the investigation.
Furthermore, BlockFi instructed its clients and asked them not to take any action on their end.
Crypto hacks have become an ongoing issue
In the digital economy, those who are in the digital economy can witness that the crypto industry has been susceptible to hacks and breaches since its inception. Hackers target many centralized and decentralized platforms that offer services related to cryptocurrencies.
Recently, BlockFi faced a security breach and lost the important data of its clients. Last month, Wormhole, one of the most popular cross-chain bridges that connect the Ethereum blockchain with Solana, lost more than $320 million.
However, at the time, the platform then announced that all the funds were retrieved. According to reports, the hackers were given $10 million as a reward for exploiting the loop and returning the stolen funds.
Moreover, recently a planned airdrop by the Ukrainian government to crypto donors was targeted as a phishing attempt.