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 <li><strong>Bitfinex’s CTO has debunked rumors of a suspected data breach on the crypto exchange’s platform.</strong></li> 
 <li><strong>Ardoino highlighted irregularities contained in the claim by the acclaimed hackers.</strong></li> 
 <li><strong>According to Ardoino, only 5,000 of 22,500 broadcasted emails matched with Bitfinex users.</strong></li> 
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<p>Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino has debunked rumors of a suspected data breach on the <a href="https://coinedition.com/review/crypto-exchanges/">crypto exchange’s platform</a>. In a recent post on X, Ardoino explained that information broadcasted by the acclaimed hackers is fake, and not derived from the crypto firm’s database.</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Everyone panicking for a potential database breach on bitfinex.<br>Tldr: seems fake.<br><br>The alleged hackers have posted 2 mega links with sample data contains 22.5k records of email and passwords. <br>– we don't store plaintext passwords, nor 2FA secrets in clear text.<br>– only 5k of 22.5k…</p>— Paolo Ardoino 
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<p>After acknowledging the widespread panic among crypto users on the rumored database breach, Ardoino highlighted irregularities contained in the claim by the acclaimed hackers. According to the CTO, the alleged hackers have posted two mega links with sample data containing 22,500 records of email and passwords.</p> …
<p>The post <a href="https://coinedition.com/bitfinex-cto-debunks-data-breach-rumors-on-the-crypto-exchange/">Bitfinex CTO Debunks Data Breach Rumors On The Crypto Exchange</a> appeared first on <a href="https://coinedition.com">Coin Edition</a>.</p>

Bitfinex CTO Debunks Data Breach Rumors On The Crypto Exchange

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