Coinsquare

Coinsquare

Coinsquare, a Canadian crypto exchange that enables its users to trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies, became a victim of data theft.

Its customer information was stolen by an ex-employee last year.

Cybercriminals laid their hands on this data and reportedly going carried out SIM-swapping attacks.

Source: https://cisomag.com/coinsquare-data-theft/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/coinsquare

"id": "coi234611123",
"linkid": "coinsquare",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "06/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Financial Services',
                        'location': 'Canada',
                        'name': 'Coinsquare',
                        'type': 'Crypto Exchange'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Insider Threat',
 'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['Customer Information']},
 'description': 'Coinsquare, a Canadian crypto exchange that enables its users '
                'to trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies, '
                'became a victim of data theft. Its customer information was '
                'stolen by an ex-employee last year. Cybercriminals laid their '
                'hands on this data and reportedly carried out SIM-swapping '
                'attacks.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Customer Information']},
 'threat_actor': 'Ex-employee',
 'title': 'Data Theft at Coinsquare',
 'type': 'Data Theft'}
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