Blockchain-based lending company Figure Technology confirmed that it has experienced a data breach.
on friday, Shape Spokeswoman Alethea Zadick told TechCrunch in a statement that the breach arose when an employee was tricked with a social engineering attack that allowed hackers to steal a “limited number of files.”
The statement said the company “stands with partners and those affected” and is offering free credit monitoring “to all individuals who received notices.”
A spokesperson for Figures did not answer a series of specific questions about the breach.
hacking group shiny hunter Claiming responsibility for the hack on its official dark web leak website, it said the company refused to pay the ransom and published the 2.5 gigabytes of data allegedly stolen.
TechCrunch saw a portion of the data, which included customers’ full names, home addresses, dates of birth and phone numbers.
A member of ShinyHunters told TechCrunch that the figure was one of the victims a hacking campaign It targets customers who rely on single sign-on provider Okta. Other victims of the campaign included Harvard University and University of Pennsylvania (UPenn).
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