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Alex Svanevik, the CEO of Nansen, a blockchain analytics platform, has disclosed in a <a href="https://x.com/nansen_ai/status/1705137387838574904?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">post</a> on Sep. 22 that some of its clients may have been exposed due to a cybersecurity incident reported by a third-party vendor on Sep. 20. 
The unnamed vendor who serves “many Fortune 500 companies,” was hacked, granting a malicious actor admin rights to an account used for customer platform access. 
Svanevik said around 6.8% of its customers could be affected based on preliminary investigations, but has not disclosed the exact number. 
Notable Nansen’s <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/29/nansen-raises-12m-from-a16z-to-help-investors-make-sense-of-crypto-markets/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">customers</a> include Polychain and Defiance Capital. 
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 “These users had their email addresses exposed, a smaller portion also had password hashes exposed, and a last, smallest group also had their blockchain address exposed.” 
 Alex Svanevik, Nansen CEO 
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The analytics platform reached out to affected users on Sep. 21, advising them to change their passwords and be cautious of phishing emails. 
Founded in 2020, Nansen secured $88.2 million from 44 investors, including a16z, Accel, Old Fashion Research, and L1 Digital, as <a href="https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/nansen-1c5a" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">per</a> Crunchbase data. 
In their latest funding round in December 2021, Nansen raised $75 million, valuing the company at $675 million. 
In May 2023, Nansen <a href="https://crypto.news/nansen-slashes-workforce-by-30-in-cost-cutting-move/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">reduced</a> its workforce by 30% to streamline operations and cut costs due to a cryptocurrency market downturn. 
Svanevik said their rapid initial expansion, leading to diversification from its core strategy, and the challenging crypto market conditions that year as reason for downsizing. 
 Read more: <a href="https://crypto.news/nansen-slashes-workforce-by-30-in-cost-cutting-move/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Nansen slashes workforce by 30% in cost-cutting move </a>

Nansen’s third-party provider hacked, email and crypto addresses leaked

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