- A recent report cautioned against a potential security threat in Binance.
- According to the report, a hacker attempted to sell access to a sensitive area of Binance.
- Binance assures that the accounts are secured through MFA, biometrics, authenticators, and other strategies.
In recent developments in the crypto environment, the community has been cautioned against a potential security vulnerability in Binance. However, Binance assured its community that the user accounts remain safe and secured, free from security threats.
A recent report released by the cybersecurity media firm Hudsonrock spotted a hacker who attempted to “sell access to a sensitive area of Binance.” While this law enforcement portal is crucial as it holds Binance’s sensitive data, the bad actor set a requirement of $10k in Bitcoins or Monero for access.
Reflecting on the report, CR1337, a prominent figure in the crypto space, shared an X post to draw his followers’ attention to the potential security risks of Binance. He tweeted, “Hackers can gain access to law enforcement systems of major organizations, gaining the ability to legally request personal details of users, including from Binance and Coinbase users.”
In addition, an X account named otteroooo, wrote about the leaks of confidential Binance KYC customer identification this weekend. The screenshots shared by the account highlighted Binance KYC data available on GiHub and hacker dark web forums.
Nonetheless, reiterating the platform’s assured security strategies, Binance shared an official post to eliminate the community’s anxiety. Binance noted,
Our security team has assessed this – as they do all potential threats – and have confirmed there is no such leak from Binance systems. User accounts remain safe.
Reinforcing their points, Binance stated that the firm uses defensive mechanisms and strategies to avoid such threats. Binance accounts are secured through MFA, biometrics, authenticators, and more strategies. Further, Binance appreciated sleuths who report potential risks, stating, “As always, we appreciate anyone sharing potential bugs and security issues with us so we can investigate and, where necessary, take action to protect users.”
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