CoinStats hack caused by ‘socially engineered’ employee, CEO suspects
CoinStats reveals an employee-targeted social engineering attack behind the hack affecting 1.3% of wallets.
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CoinStats reveals an employee-targeted social engineering attack behind the hack affecting 1.3% of wallets.
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