South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bitkoex leaks dataSouth Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bitkoex accidentally leaked sensitive data belonging to 19 of its clients, thus risking cryptocurrencies worth $620,000. A report by CoinDesk Korea revealed that one of Bitkoex’s employees posted information revealing that only 19 users of the platform held the Karma (KRM) digital coin. The employee revealed the information on Friday in a social media forum. According to the report, the leak contained vital personal data such as email addresses and also the wallet addresses of the 19 users. The private keys proving access to the KRM tokens owned by the users are also believed to have been exposed. This means that anyone who gained access to the leaked data would have gained easy access to the cryptocurrency. Bitkoex, however, reported that the employee shared the data accidentally and that it has already taken safety measures which include moving all the digital coins to cold storage. Read more:
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