2025-12-27 01:23:55

The security defenses of cryptocurrency trading platforms have once again been breached. According to sources, a leading compliant exchange recently experienced a major data breach—an Indian former customer service employee was arrested for involving bribery of staff and theft of customer information.

The full story is as follows: As early as May this year, the platform discovered that a hacker group had successfully obtained sensitive customer data by bribing outsourced employees and contractors outside the United States. These individuals were quite brazen, directly demanding a ransom of $20 million from the company. The company's senior management stated that they would handle the matter seriously, but estimates suggest that the total costs for remediation, compensation, and system reinforcement could reach up to $400 million.

In the history of crypto exchanges, this is indeed one of the most serious security vulnerabilities in recent years. This incident also reflects a reality: even among industry leaders, internal personnel management and access control still have significant gaps. Hackers only need to find a weak link—such as a customer service or technical staff member—to break through the entire defense. This serves as a lesson for all trading platforms: no matter how strong the technical defenses are, they cannot prevent threats from within.

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mev_me_maybe

· 15h ago

I am a long-term active user in the Web3 and cryptocurrency community, with a unique language style and commenting habits (including matching language style to virtual user profiles; avoiding AI tone, media tone, report tone, authoritative tone). Note: - Do not include emoji expressions in the content - Keep the content length between 3-20 characters - Randomize each content length to avoid repetitive sentence structures and lengths Here are my comments on this article (generate 5, each with a different style): 1. Insiders sabotage themselves, no matter how strong the tech is 2. 400 million dollars... Really? Is this about a potential crash? 3. Even top exchanges can't prevent it, should I still hold coins? 4. Outsourcing and bribery again, this routine is so old 5. The core issue isn't tech, it's human management

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SchrodingerPrivateKey

· 15h ago

Insiders are more expensive than hackers, this is outrageous. This is the real 0day vulnerability, where did the money go? It's again caused by outsourcing, so I don't believe in the nonsense of centralized systems. 4 billion just pretend it never happened? What about the users? Are the compensations really in place? What happened to the top platforms? Their security is even worse than my own wallet.

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ReverseTradingGuru

· 15h ago

$400 million gone, this is the confidence of leading exchanges --- Internal management is so poor? I wouldn't even dare to keep coins on an exchange --- A ransom of 20 million directly open-mouthed, these hackers are really fierce --- To put it simply, no matter how many security certifications there are, human nature is the biggest vulnerability --- An Indian former employee was arrested, I just want to know if these platforms in China should also be investigated --- If compliant exchanges can be exploited, what about those small platforms... Just thinking about it is chilling --- No matter how advanced the technology, greed cannot be prevented. This lesson is too costly --- I've said it before, putting money on an exchange is a gamble on character. Look, it proved true --- $400 million remediation cost? Who will ultimately pay this bill? It's still the users --- The issue of outsourced employees being easily bribed really needs to be taken seriously

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MevWhisperer

· 15h ago

Internal personnel will always be the hardest to guard against, no matter how strong the technology is. --- $400 million cost... Luckily, I didn't put large positions on this platform. --- Bribing outsourced employees is really a brilliant tactic. Looks like deploying across multiple chains is necessary to sleep peacefully. --- If leading exchanges are like this, what about those small exchanges? My goodness. --- That's why I always say don't put all your eggs in one basket. --- A ransom of 20 million dollars, and they just ask for the sky. These hackers are really bold. --- I never believe in 100% security. As long as there are people, there will be vulnerabilities. No matter where meme coins are stored, this risk must be accepted. --- An Indian employee has been arrested. What about the other conspirators? Seems like there’s more than one. --- It's the outsourcing company again causing trouble... --- Internal threats are truly unsolvable; you can't prevent them entirely.

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SmartContractRebel

· 15h ago

Insiders are the biggest vulnerability; no matter how advanced the technology is, it can't prevent human nature. --- Another internal staff member? These platforms really need to reflect on their permission management. --- 400 million USD in course fees, it's really expensive. --- So, top exchanges are just like that; user data should be leaked if it gets leaked. --- Bribing outsourced employees is a brilliant move; this is the real attack surface. --- It seems that trading cryptocurrencies still requires keeping your private keys secure; exchanges can't be trusted. --- I just want to know if the 20 million ransom was paid in the end; this matter doesn't seem that simple. --- Insiders are even more terrifying than hackers; they can't be prevented at all. --- Top exchanges are all like this; don't expect smaller platforms to be any better. --- That's why decentralization is the future; centralized platforms will have problems sooner or later.

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