Kraken insider data leak try: no moni dem risk amid extortion

Kraken talk say one “Kraken insider data breach attempt” and the follow-up extortion waka no put customers’ money for risk. Di exchange report say some criminal group dey threaten to leak videos wey dem claim show Kraken internal support systems and client data. Kraken Chief Security Officer Nick Percoco tok say the company shut down two separate cases of improper access wey involve small amount support customer data. Di first one start for February 2025 after Kraken see video wey dey circulate for one criminal forum. Internal investigation find say na one support staff be di source, dem revoke the person access, and inform small number of affected clients. After dem remove access, extortion demands start. Another similar attempt follow after another tip and another video. Kraken identify di person again, terminate access, finish investigations, and inform about 2,000 accounts (around 0.02% of im user base) wey fit don viewed across both incidents. For traders, di “Kraken insider data breach attempt” headline na mainly reputational and compliance risk. Kraken talk say no external system compromise and no customer fund loss, so e suppose keep wider market impact small. But increased risk of support-impersonation and phishing fit raise short-term user security concerns, and long-term regulatory scrutiny fit put pressure on centralized exchanges.