A researcher from SlowMist has recently issued a warning over the ongoing risks from a large-scale phishing attack. The warning comes after a 2022 breach of OpenSea’s email service provider that led to the leak of millions of email addresses.
The leaked data is now fully public, revealing sensitive information about crypto industry professionals, such as well-known figures, companies, and key influencers. Originally leaked in June 2022, the breach has resurfaced, and the leaked email addresses are widely circulated. Given that over 7 million email addresses have been compromised, targeted phishing attacks will be much easier to execute.
This is a huge problem since hackers could use the leaked emails to carry out phishing attacks, where they will send fake messages claiming that recipients need to reveal certain personal information or transfer cryptocurrency. Experts think that individual users and businesses must realize this and be on high alert.
Many of those impacted by this breach are cryptocurrency practitioners, such as KOLs and industry professionals like CZ. In this sense, this data leak has a grave potential threat to privacy and safety within the cryptocurrency community, mainly because these individuals and companies possess valuable assets.
For preventive measures, one should be even more cautious while receiving emails from unknown persons or clicking on suspect links, thus enabling multi-factor authentication as and when possible to avoid account theft.
