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PayBito Data Leak

Mar 1, 2022
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by Cybersecurity Analyst

Paybito.com is a Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange for major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin, Ethereum, HCX, Litecoin, Ethereum Classic. The exchange is operated by global blockchain and IT services company HashCash.

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The infamous Lockbit ransomware operators claim to have stolen a database containing personal data belonging to more than 100,000 customers worldwide. However, only small part of the claimed data has been leaked by the ransomware operators.

“CryptoExchange of “HashCashConsultant” company, > 100k Users in DB. Customers from USA/WorldWide personal data, mail/hash, weak hash algorithm. Admins personal data, admin emails and hashes. If you want buy it – contact us with TOX.” reads the announcement published on the ransomware site.

The data leak released on a website of the threat actor is related only to the domain support.paybito.com and contains information related to the support service of the cryptocurrency exchange.

Earlier in February FBI has released a Flash Alert concerning LockBit 2.0 Ransomware, it contains technical details associated with the operation.

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