Bitfinex CTO stresses that no passwords or 2FA secrets are stored in plain text

PANews reported on May 5 that Bitfinex Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino recently stated that the exchange will never store users' passwords or two-factor authentication (2FA) confidential information in plain text.

Previously, the hacker group FSOCIETY claimed that they had hacked into the database of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and leaked 22,500 customer emails and passwords.