Transak disclosed a data breach affecting over 92,000 users after a phishing attack compromised an employee’s laptop.
Crypto on-ramp firm Transak has disclosed a recent data breach that affected over 92,000 users.
According to an Oct. 21 blog post, the company identified that a malicious actor gained access to an employee’s laptop through a phishing attack, giving them exposure to “specific user information stored within the vendor’s dashboard.”
The attacker compromised the employee credentials and was able to log in to the system of a third-party Know Your Customer vendor used for document scanning and verification services. Sensitive information such as names, dates of birth, passports, driver’s licenses and selfies of 92,554 users, or 1.14% of Transak’s user base, was compromised.
