Around 2021, the cryptocurrency exchange platform known as "Global Crypto Trading Exchange," which prides itself on being a secure and regulated platform for cryptocurrency trading, fell victim to a data breach. This incident led to the exposure of sensitive user information. Specifically, the breach included the following data points for more than 700,000 users:
Compromised data: id`; `user_id`; `ref_id`; `nom_id`; `username`; `password`; `t_code`; `first_name`; `last_name`; `email`; `contact_no`; `gender`; `date_of_birth`; `address_line1`; `address_line2`; `country`; `state`; `city`; `zip_code`; `bank_name`; `branch_name`; `ifsc_code`; `account_holder_name`; `account_no`; `facebook_link`; `twitter_link`; `linkedin_link`; `google_plus_link`; `registration_date`; `auto_registration_date`; `registration_method`; `registration_method_name`; `registration_status`; `binary_pos`; `pkg_id`; `pkg_amount`; `rank_id`; `rank_name`; `last_login`; `current_login_status`; `active_status`; `panel_title`; `image`; `member_type`; `business_plan_update_date`; `ref_leg_position`; `nom_leg_position`; `stage_name`)
- Email addresses
- Geographic locations
- IP addresses
- Names
- Usernames
- Passwords
Compromised data: id`; `user_id`; `ref_id`; `nom_id`; `username`; `password`; `t_code`; `first_name`; `last_name`; `email`; `contact_no`; `gender`; `date_of_birth`; `address_line1`; `address_line2`; `country`; `state`; `city`; `zip_code`; `bank_name`; `branch_name`; `ifsc_code`; `account_holder_name`; `account_no`; `facebook_link`; `twitter_link`; `linkedin_link`; `google_plus_link`; `registration_date`; `auto_registration_date`; `registration_method`; `registration_method_name`; `registration_status`; `binary_pos`; `pkg_id`; `pkg_amount`; `rank_id`; `rank_name`; `last_login`; `current_login_status`; `active_status`; `panel_title`; `image`; `member_type`; `business_plan_update_date`; `ref_leg_position`; `nom_leg_position`; `stage_name`)