馃毃 Illegal sale of confidential data of cryptocurrency event participants 馃毃
The confidential information of participants in cryptocurrency industry events has been illegally sold through Telegram. The data, which includes names, phone numbers, nationalities, positions, company affiliations, and links to social networks, was collected during registrations for international blockchain events, primarily in the fall of 2024.
This organized sale affects participants from countries such as Southeast Asia and India, and the seller offers lists of events such as Blockchain Fest and Devcon, with between 60 and 100 participants per list. Notably, one list contains information about 1,700 attendees from the AIBC conference in November 2024 in Malta, which is sold for $650, down from nearly $4,000.
- The sold data could facilitate social engineering scams and compromise the security of cryptocurrency wallets.
- The seller and data compiler remain anonymous but appear to be Russian.
- This sale poses a significant risk to the privacy and security of cryptocurrency event participants.
This illegal sale of confidential data highlights the vulnerability of personal information in the cryptocurrency industry and underscores the need for stricter security measures. 馃毀 #CryptoSecurity #Privacy #Cybersecurity 馃敀
