BnkToTheFuture Database Breach

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The online investment platform BnkToTheFuture, which allows investment in FinTech and Crypto companies, has reportedly had customer information offered for sale by a hacker. The breach appears to be related to an alleged Shopify breach and has exposed customer details, including email addresses, home addresses, and phone numbers. While no passwords are said to be involved, the leak encompasses customer data from companies like Keepkey, Trezor, Ledger, and BnkToTheFuture, raising concerns about potential privacy and security issues for affected individuals.

This is a global/international case not involving a specific country.

About BnkToTheFuture

"Invest in the future of finance. Diversify your portfolio by investing in FinTech & Crypto companies. 1,736,075,742 USD invested through our Global Online Investment Platform."

"Through the BnkToTheFuture Secondary Market, Qualified investors can Buy and sell private shares from other investors, held under the BnkToTheFuture Company structure."

"We are the largest global online investment community of professional investors all investing in financial innovation and technology."

"Take a look at our previous deals - you invest in the same deals top FinTech Angel investors and venture capitalists are investing in without the huge minimum amounts of a traditional venture capital fund."

"Receive professional grade protections through our unique pooled investment structure so your investments can grow in a tax-efficient way."

"We are 100% funded from our own platform with a team of over 300 professional FinTech investors who all believe the future of finance looks very different from today. Their experience and background covers most areas in finance, technology and startups."

"BnkToTheFuture’s track record of raising over $70 million in investments for many leading companies in the past year makes it an ideal platform for BFX token- equity swap. BnkToTheFuture has facilitated investments in some of the well-known digital currency companies including BitPay, BitPesa, Uphold, ShapeShift and more."

"According to an online monitoring web portal called, Under the Breach, a hacker is purportedly trying to sell customer information that stems from companies like Keepkey, Trezor, Ledger, and even the investment platform Bnktothefuture. The hacker doesn’t seem to have any passwords, but is offering detailed information that was stolen from an alleged Shopify breach like email addresses, home addresses, and phone numbers."

"The cybercrime resource known as Under the Breach has disclosed that customers who have purchased products using Shopify and purchased items from companies like Ledger, Trezor, Keepkey, and even Bnktothefuture may have had their identities leaked."

"The Ethereum forum hacker is now selling the databases of @Trezor and @Ledger. Both of which obtained from a @Shopify exploit. (suggesting there are many more underground leaks). The hacker also claims he has the full SQL database of famous investing site @BankToTheFuture."

This is a global/international case not involving a specific country.

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• How were people recruited to participate?
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What Happened

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Key Event Timeline - BnkToTheFuture Database Breach

Date	Event	Description
May 24th, 2020 1:39:00 AM MDT	Tweet Posted	Under The Breach posts a tweet about the claimed database breach.

Technical Details

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Total Amount Lost

No funds were lost.

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Immediate Reactions

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Ultimate Outcome

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Total Amount Recovered

There do not appear to have been any funds recovered in this case.

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Ongoing Developments

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Individual Prevention Policies

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Platform Prevention Policies

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Regulatory Prevention Policies

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