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Cryptocurrency investigator <a href="https://cryptoslate.com/people/zachxbt/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">ZachXBT</a> and numerous members of the crypto community have raised <a href="https://twitter.com/zachxbt/status/1719190602506535389?t=x5qYXCb8dKE8CfE6O517-A&amp;s=19" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">concerns</a> about the potential breach of <a href="https://cryptoslate.com/companies/strike/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Strike</a>, a <a href="https://cryptoslate.com/insights/surge-in-bitcoins-lightning-network-capacity-may-just-be-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin Lightning</a>-based payment platform, despite its assurances to the contrary.
On Oct. 30, crypto-focused media outlet The Block reported that the BTC payment company said it found no evidence to support allegations that its database was breached despite the concerns <a href="https://x.com/joaovarelas/status/1718331125305594186?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">raised</a> by community members.
However, ZachXBT <a href="https://x.com/zachxbt/status/1719190602506535389?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">claims</a> “tons of evidence of a breach,” pointing out the numerous complaints on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
According to the on-chain researcher, Strike’s denial shows that the platform cannot be trusted, adding that the company had failed to take responsibility for customers’ losses arising from the compromise of its X account in August.
Strike has yet to respond to CryptoSlate’s&nbsp;request for additional commentary as of press time.
<h2 class="s3" id="span-class-s2-leaked-database-span">Leaked database?</h2>
In recent days, several users have <a href="https://x.com/bitcoin_eagle/status/1718821605412106660?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">reported</a> receiving suspicious phishing emails via their <a href="https://cryptoslate.com/hardware-wallet-users-rattled-by-rise-in-phishing-emails-pointing-to-fake-tezor-website/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">email addresses</a> linked to the Strike platform.
RoxoXBT, a crypto investigator, <a href="https://x.com/RoxoXBT/status/1719021980899324063?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">suggested</a> that the issue was not new, as someone had offered Strike’s database for sale as early as September 26.
ZachXBT also <a href="https://x.com/zachxbt/status/1719020681088631088?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">confirmed</a> that the database exists as an unnamed individual had shared the database with him. “Someone shared a sample of a DB with me today, so I can confirm it exists,” he said.
Meanwhile, the current slew of <a href="https://cryptoslate.com/glossary/phishing/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">phishing</a> email allegations is coming on the heels of a breach of the platform’s X (formerly Twitter) official account in August. At the time, the company confirmed that it was “briefly compromised” but assured users that “nothing outside of our Strike handle was impacted.”
However, ZachXBT wondered if the two breaches are somewhat connected.
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Crypto community questions Strike’s reported denial of alleged security breach

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