Darkweb Threat Actors Claim to Possess Massive Leak of Gemini, Binance American User Data
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Darkweb threat actors are selling over 100,000 Gemini user records and 132,744 Binance user credentials on online platforms. According to a new blog post from Dark Web Informer, a lot of data is in play. It is a cyber threat intelligence service that monitors and reports cyber threats, including data breaches, darknet markets, DDoS attacks, and other illicit activities. Is It Real? The post, which went live on March 27, stated that a cybercriminal operating under the alias AKM69 listed a large database of U.S.-based cryptocurrency leads allegedly tied to Gemini, the well-known cryptocurrency exchange. The dataset, now for sale on underground forums, is said to contain over 100,000 records with full names, emails, phone numbers, and location data. The majority of the records reportedly come from individuals based in America, with a small number of entries from Singapore and the UK. On March 26, Dark Web Informer disclosed on X that a threat actor using the alias “kiki88888” listed a database containing Binance user data in 2025 on a hacking forum. The actor claimed to offer 132,744 records linked to Binance.com. The dataset contains emails, phone numbers, and other personal details. Gemini has not officially confirmed any breach or direct link to the leaked data. Security experts warn that exposure of the information could lead to phishing attacks, identity theft, and cryptocurrency scams targeting affected individuals. Binance Says It’s Phishing Attack Targeting Users In response to reports of user information appearing on the dark web, Binance said that the information was not obtained through a direct security breach of their systems. They claimed that the data was gathered through phishing According to the exchange, the hacker used malware to infect individual users’ computers, which then allowed the hacker to take over the users’ browser sessions and eventually stole the…
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