Crypto Exchange Robinhood Hacked as Customer Details Are Stolen

Online stock trading platform Robinhood has disclosed that it suffered an attack from hackers last week
More than 5 million customer email details and two million customer names were stolen in the hack
The company also stated that more than 10 customers had more extensive details about them stolen

Stock trading and crypto platform Robinhood has announced that it has suffered a hack where customers’ details were stolen.

The company revealed that the hack happened last week with more than five million email addresses and 2 million names stolen.

The hackers also gained access to a smaller set of more specific customer data, according to a blog post from the exchange.

Robinhood confirmed that that hacker socially engineered a customer service representative on November 3, getting access to customer support systems.

Not only names and emails were lost but also the dates of birth and ZIP code of 310 customers.

About 10 customers also lost more extensive details, although Robinhood failed to specify the extent of the data stolen.

However, the company has confirmed that no Social Security numbers, debit card details, or bank account numbers were stolen.

Once the system was secured, the hacker requested a ransom payment but the company declined and instead reported the situation to law enforcement.

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