In early April 2019, Microsoft Hotmail, MSN and Outlook e-mail accounts experienced a serious security breach. Now, many victims reported that the crypto currency wallets were attacked during the ugly event, according to the Mainland, April 29, 2019.
Microsoft Customer Support Staff Hacked
A customer support staff at Microsoft claims that their login information was illegally obtained earlier this month. The infringement enabled the attacker to access several email accounts, including those in Outlook, MSN, and Hotmail.
The cyber criminals, who were equipped with entry details, had access to sensitive information in their Outlook, Hotmail or MSN email accounts using corporate data to enter public crypto money wallets.
For example, Jevon Ritmeester, one of the victims of hacking, said that his password on the Kraken stock exchange had been changed and that a bitcoin was stolen.
The rhythmester explained that it was not able to implement 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) on the Kraken's account and made it easier for fraudsters to steal their property because they did not have to bother to attack with SIM exchanges.
In order to facilitate their illegal activities, hackers, the victim's e-mail account, YasKrakenOtomatik implemented an email routing feature that redirects to a Gmail address that automatically checks all messages containing the keyword.
Likewise, any Bitcoin withdrawal request, confirmation and password related messages were also forwarded to the new address.
In a publication published in Reddit, Ritmeester said that Microsoft did not take the breach of security seriously and tried to cover it up. He also said he would take the matter to the police and would have to pay damages suffered by Microsoft.
It is worth noting that the Ritmeester is not alone in this strange distress. Shinratechlabs, another Reddit user, does not refer to these virtual assets, but 25.000 $ worth of crypto money lost.
Ritmeester, RI think Microsoft is trying to cover it up and not take it seriously" said. He also added:
Sorumlu I'm thinking of offering a police report and I'm thinking about holding Microsoft accountable for the financial damages and the fact that most of my personal information may infiltrate again. “
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