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it describes threats and investigation status only.","The article does not provide the year for Kraken\u2019s IPO filing and the year for the CoinDesk March report (only relative timing is given)."],"key_facts":["Kraken reported being extorted by a criminal group threatening to release videos of internal systems showing client/customer data if Kraken does not comply with demands.","Nick Percoco posted on X that Kraken will not pay the criminals and will not negotiate with \u201cbad actors.\u201d","Kraken says it is actively working with federal law enforcement across multiple jurisdictions to pursue individuals involved.","Kraken says it received a tip that a video was made showcasing sensitive customer information from its internal systems.","The article references a February 2025 security incident where a similar video containing customer information was shared on a \u201ccriminal forum.\u201d","Percoco said the individual involved from within the company was identified in each instance.","Percoco said no customer funds were at risk and internal systems were not breached.","Percoco said around 2,000 individuals potentially had their information viewed, and anyone at risk has already been contacted.","The criminals are allegedly threatening to share the information with local media and across social media networks if Kraken does not comply.","Kraken did not share additional incident details due to the ongoing investigation.","A Kraken representative did not immediately respond to Decrypt\u2019s requests for comment.","The article states wrench attacks have jumped more than 75% year-over-year and cites CertiK for more than $40 million in confirmed losses attributed to wrench attacks last year.","The article states Kraken confidentially filed for IPO in November of the prior year and delayed plans this year due to difficult crypto market conditions, citing CoinDesk.","The article states Coinbase indicated it suffered a major data breach impacting more than 69,000 customers at the end of 2024, attributed to criminals bribing Coinbase customer support agents for access to personal information."],"numeric_claims":[{"label":"potentially viewed individuals","value":"~2,000"},{"label":"wrench attacks increase (YoY)","value":"more than 75%"},{"label":"confirmed losses attributed to wrench attacks (last year)","value":"more than $40 million"},{"label":"Coinbase impacted customers","value":"more than 69,000"}],"primary_claim":"Kraken Chief Security Officer Nick Percoco stated the exchange is being extorted over stolen customer data and will not pay or negotiate with the criminals.","relevance_score":0.78,"sentiment":"mixed","source_quality":"high","summary":"Kraken says it is being extorted by a criminal group threatening to release videos showing internal systems with customer data, and the firm says it will not pay or negotiate. Kraken reports it is working with federal law enforcement and says no customer funds were at risk and internal systems were not breached.","topics":["crypto exchange security","extortion","stolen customer data","insider recruitment","law enforcement cooperation","data breach context","wrench attacks"]},"source":"Decrypt RSS","source_domain":"decrypt.co","summary":"Crypto exchange Kraken says it's being extorted over stolen customer data, but won't yield to the criminals or negotiate.","tickers":[],"title":"'We Will Not Pay These Criminals': Crypto Exchange Kraken Is Being Extorted Over Stolen Data","url":"https://decrypt.co/364158/will-not-pay-criminals-crypto-exchange-kraken-extorted"}... |