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'}