Indian crypto exchange Buyucoin is believed to have been hacked and data of about 325,000 users leaked onto the dark web.

According to the report, the leaked data included personal information, encrypted passwords, user’s wallet details, order details, bank details, PAN number, passport number, and deposit history.

Independent cybersecurity researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia explained that the 6GB file of the MongoDB database, containing three Buyucoin data backup files, had been leaked. The researcher also found his own information that he used to create an account on the platform last year. This is a serious attack because important financial, banking and KYC details were leaked on the dark web.

Trading in #cryptocurrency? 3.5 Lakh Users data including me leaked From @buyucoin. The leaked data contains Name, Email, Mobile, bank account numbers, PAN Number, Wallets Details etc. Again didn't informed to affected users by company.
Story – https://t.co/rUrfSQ96Z1#InfoSec pic.twitter.com/1xFOtLcd8F

— Rajshekhar Rajaharia (@rajaharia) January 21, 2021