NFT marketplace OpenSea announced a large-scale data leak
OpenSea, a popular NFT marketplace, warns users about phishing cases due to large-scale data leaks. The leak probably affects all users of the platform, writes TechCrunch.
The main platform OpenSea, whose users can create NFTS and sell or buy them, reported a leak of email addresses and warns users about possible phishing. OpenSea blames employee for data leak Customer.io, a contractor company hired to process email. He used service access and passed email addresses to "a third unauthorized party." According to Dune Analytics, more than 1.8 million users have made at least one purchase through the Ethereum network on OpenSea. The leak probably affects all users of the platform. OpenSea says that attackers can try to contact users using an email address that visually resembles the official domain. "opensea.io "(for example, "opensea.org" or another option).
Crypto startups are becoming targets for cyber attacks because they are actively developing. For example, in March, a data leak from HubSpot, a firm that develops customer relationship management software, led to data leaks at BlockFi, Circle, and others.
