French crypto tax filing platform Waltio hit by ransomware and data breach, nearly 50,000 users potentially affected
PANews, January 23 – According to a report by Le Parisien, the French cryptocurrency tax declaration platform Waltio has announced that it has been extorted by a hacker group called "Shiny Hunters." The group claims to have obtained personal data of about 50,000 customers on the platform (most of whom are located in France) and is demanding a ransom.
Waltio is a company that provides portfolio tracking and tax calculation services for cryptocurrency holders. The company stated that it has reported this incident of "attempted extortion and sabotage of an automated data processing system" to the police. The report noted that the hackers allegedly obtained customers' email addresses and account balance information as early as 2024.
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