The bankrupt cryptocurrency startup Voyager Digital experienced a potential data breach when it began allowing customers to recover their funds last month. Voyager’s lawyers stated in a court statement filed on July 28th that they are investigating accusations that scammers solicited consumers using potentially stolen personal information.
In June, Voyager Digital reopened its platform for 30 days, allowing users to retrieve assets locked in the brokerage following its collapse last year. Customers may have had their data compromised while withdrawing over $491 million from the platform.
According to Voyager’s lawyers, the company has been made aware of “numerous scams and phishing attempts” involving clients, some of which included customer names, contact information, and claim amounts. Because the frauds featured personal information, Voyager’s lawyers believe the platform may have been compromised. They have requested that “outside professionals,” including law police, conduct an investigation.
According to report, Voyager attorney Darren Azman said in court that con artists have been using fake websites to lure victims with promises of larger payments. The bad actor would drain the customer’s funds once they attach their wallet to the website, according to Azman.
Voyager Digital is one of the first significant cryptocurrency companies to begin enabling customer withdrawals, but it’s not the only one that’s seeing phishing attacks. Customers reported a possible phishing effort that forced them to reset their account passwords after FTX launched an online claims portal last month.
