يتم ابتزاز Kraken بشكل نشط من قبل مجرمين يهددون بالإفراج عن البيانات الداخلية لبورصة العملات المشفرة

Kraken says it is being extorted by a criminal group threatening to release internal material after two support staff members improperly accessed limited customer data. In a security update published by chief security officer Nick Percoco on X, the crypto exchange said it identified two cases of inappropriate access to client support data, revoked access, notified affected users, and later received demands tied to videos allegedly showing internal systems with customer information visible. Kraken said its core systems were never breached, funds were never at risk, and roughly 2,000 accounts, or about 0.02% of clients, were potentially viewed. Even so, the incident sharpens a growing problem for crypto platforms. The highest-value security failure is not always a wallet exploit or infrastructure breach. It can begin inside the support layer , where limited customer context is enough to make the next message, call, or verification request feel legitimate. Related Reading Compromised developers lying dormant within crypto projects risks next major crypto exploit The bigger risk after Drift may be the access attackers gain before a protocol knows it has a problem. Apr 8, 2026 · Gino Matos That distinction changes the nature of the threat . The issue is less about direct theft from exchange infrastructure and more about whether authentic internal access can be turned into a trust weapon against users. The exposed information may have included some client account data, though Kraken has not publicly detailed the full field-level scope. In crypto, a small amount of real support information can be operationally valuable to criminals even when the exchange’s trading and custody systems remain secure. The broader backdrop gives that risk more weight. In its 2025 Transparency Report , released on March 19, Kraken said it handled 7,957 law enforcement and regulatory data requests in 2025, up 16.5% year over year, spanning 13,082 accounts across 74 countries. That report was par