Circle Hack
REPORTED LOSS
$2.0M
What happened
Circle Internet Financial, the issuer of the US dollar stable currency USDC, reported in a regulatory filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that Circle Internet Financial lost US$2 million in email fraud. Circle stated that the email fraud incident did not affect customer funds and accounts, Circle's information system is still safe, and the US$2 million is the company's own funds.
Case & protocol details
Classification
CeFi
Protocol Type
Stablecoin Issuer
Official Website
www.circle.com/
Protocol Twitter/X
@circlepay
Evidence & learning
Attack pattern
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