BuyUCoin, a cryptocurrency exchange based in India, suffered a massive data breach affecting thousands of users. The startup’s platform allows users to buy, sell, trade, and store Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
A hacking group, ShinyHunters was responsible for the data breach that compromised the personal information of more than 325,000 users.
Rajshekhar Rajaharia, a cybersecurity researcher, tweeted about the BuyUCoin data breach. He also posted screenshots of the leaked data which included the names, e-mail addresses, bank information, and know-your-customer (KYC) information that includes passport numbers and PAN of BuyUCoin users. The hacking group dumped the data on the dark web.
Trading in #cryptocurrency? 3.5 Lakh Users data including me leaked From @buyucoin. The leaked data contains Name, Email, Mobile, bank account numbers, PAN Number, Wallets Details etc. Again didn’t informed to affected users by company.
Story – https://t.co/rUrfSQ96Z1#InfoSec pic.twitter.com/1xFOtLcd8F— Rajshekhar Rajaharia (@rajaharia) January 21, 2021
