Crypto Exchange Gemini Down for Several Hours Due to 'Scheduled Maintenance'
Crypto exchange Gemini has been down for over three hours since the late hours of Thursday due to a scheduled maintenance, the firm said with no other explanation.
‘Third-Party Incident’ Impacted Gemini With 5.7 Million Emails Leaked
A third-party vendor related to Gemini appeared to have suffered a data breach on or before Dec. 13. According to documents obtained by Cointelegraph, hackers gained access to 5,701,649 lines of information pertaining to Gemini customers’ email addresses and partial phone numbers. In the case of the latter, hackers apparently did not gain access to the full phone numbers, as certain numeric digits were obfuscated. After the news came to light, Gemini has since clarified in a <a href="https://www.gemini.com/blog/protecting-our-customers-from-phishing-campaigns" target="_blank">blog post</a> that the breach appeared to be "result of an incident at a third-party vendor" but also warned of ongoing "phishing campaigns" as a result of the data leak.
Users Claim Gemini Email Leak Occurred Much Earlier Than First Reported
Multiple users reached out to Cointelegraph, alleging that the leak, which Gemini attributes to a "third-party incident," happened much earlier than first expected.
Gemini Reports Third-Party Phishing Campaign That Led to Data Breach
Gemini recommends using two-factor authentication (2FA) and/or hardware security keys to protect Gemini account.
Gemini Reports Third-Party Phishing Campaign That Affected Some Customer Data
Crypto exchange Gemini said Wednesday that a phishing campaign led to the collection of some customer email addresses and partial phone numbers.
Gemini Announces Plan To Recover Earn Program Users Funds
Crypto exchange Gemini’s cofounder Cameron Winklevoss on Wednesday announced launching a page to help bring transparency process regarding finding a resolution for all Earn users to redeem their funds. Gemini has also formed a creditors’ committee to try and recover customers’ lost money and hired the law firm Kirkland & Ellis to resolve the issue at the earliest.
Gemini Forms Ad Hoc Committee With Creditors Amid Earn Freeze
Gemini formed an ad hoc committee with other creditors to coordinate and advocate for a resolution to the crypto exchange's struggling Earn product — which paused customer redemptions on Nov. 16.
Genesis Creditor Groups’ Loans Amount to $1.8B and Counting
Customers whose money is locked up on trading and lending platform Genesis and who have taken legal advice on the matter currently account for some $1.8 billion of loans, according to a person familiar with the situation. And that number looks like it will continue to grow.
Gemini Exchange Seeks to Retrieve $900 Million from Crypto Lender Genesis
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is trying to recover the $900 million it had paid in loan to crypto broker Genesis and its parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG).
Genesis Owes $900 Million to Gemini Customers: Financial Times
Crypto brokerage Genesis owes $900 million to customers of Gemini, the crypto exchange run by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss.
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