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Kraken received a tip about a video circulating on a criminal forum showing a support team member accessing client support systems without authorization.","Kraken identified the individual, revoked access, conducted an internal investigation, strengthened security controls, and notified affected clients.","Second incident: early 2026; another support team member accessed similar systems without authorization.","Kraken identified the person, terminated access, investigated, and notified the small number of clients whose data was viewed.","Across both incidents, approximately 2,000 client accounts were potentially exposed.","Kraken stated the 2,000 accounts represent 0.02% of its total user base.","Kraken stated the accessed data was limited to support-level information.","Kraken stated no private keys, funds, or core trading infrastructure were involved.","Extortion demands began shortly after access was cut off in the second incident.","The criminal group threatened to distribute materials from both incidents to media outlets and social media platforms if demands were not met.","Kraken said it notified all potentially affected clients directly.","Kraken said it is working with federal law enforcement across multiple jurisdictions and with industry partners on an ongoing investigation.","Kraken believes there is sufficient evidence to support arrests."],"numeric_claims":[{"label":"ransom amount","value":"undisclosed"},{"label":"accounts potentially exposed","value":"~2,000"},{"label":"percent of total user base","value":"0.02%"}],"primary_claim":"Kraken will not pay the extortion demands and says its core systems were never breached and customer funds were never at risk.","relevance_score":0.78,"sentiment":"negative","source_quality":"high","summary":"Kraken said a criminal group is extorting it by threatening to leak videos of internal support systems unless an undisclosed ransom is paid. Kraken\u2019s Chief Security Officer Nick Percoco confirmed on April 13, 2026 that Kraken will not pay, and said core systems and customer funds were never breached or at risk.","topics":["crypto exchange security","extortion","insider access","data exposure","law enforcement coordination","ransom demand","internal support systems videos"]},"source":"Bitcoin.com News","source_domain":"news.bitcoin.com","summary":"Kraken, one of the largest U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchanges, announced Monday, that a criminal group is threatening to release videos of its internal support systems unless the company pays an undisclosed ransom. Key Takeaways: Kraken\u2019s Chief Security Officer Nick Percoco confirmed on April 13, 2026, that the exchange will not pay extortion demands. 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