French Crypto Tax Platform Waltio Hacked and Held for Ransom, Data of Approximately 50,000 Users Potentially Leaked

According to Odaily, the French cryptocurrency tax filing platform Waltio announced that it was extorted by a hacker group named "Shiny Hunters". The group claims to have obtained personal data of approximately 50,000 of the platform's customers (most of whom are located in France) and is demanding a ransom.

Waltio is a company that provides portfolio tracking and tax calculation services for cryptocurrency holders. The company stated that it has reported this incident of "attempted extortion and disruption of automated data processing systems" to the police. Reports indicate that the hackers allegedly obtained relevant customer email and account balance information as early as 2024. (Le Parisien)