Bitfinex database breach 'seems fake,' says CTO. https://images.cointelegraph.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=587/https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2024-05/6b73cb55-6d6d-4738-af0a-1ba62d83651c.jpg
Ardoino, out of the 22,500 records of emails and passwords claimed to be leaked, only 5,000 matched with Bitfinex users. He suggested that it is more likely that the hackers gathered data from various other crypto data breaches. Many users unfortunately use the same email and passwords across multiple sites, making it easier for hackers to gather such information