There are claims that several accounts on Kraken have been compromised and funds taken. Representatives of Kraken told Cointelegraph that the cases mentioned below are currently being investigated. Users’ complaints
In an email to CoinTelegraph , a supposed Kraken user claimed in writing that: “Last few days many traders were robbed and their funds were drained from Kraken. People are angry and wants their money back. Like a Defender of Crypto World and respected media you can help a lot… Kraken must solve their security problems and this is fact.” Over on Reddit, a user u/MIkeHBrown , writes about how his Kraken account was robbed for not using 2FA . “My entire balance in BTC just got drained from Kraken and sent to an address that is not ours. Not sure how it happened because I’ve never even spoken my password out loud. Secure your accounts with two factor auth. Withdrawal AGBQF7Z-WUT63Y-HKQZUJ« Back Type Bitcoin Date 07-20-16 05:50:09 -0500 Address 16m8BHbWVDgRSGRU3WVtqsay3JaEved12w Transaction ID 01cb694a2e5418318e26a9602dba8716bb700a2431b7a804cadac8035360fc5e Status Success Amount ฿0.43610 Fee ฿0.00050.” Another Reddit user, u/caesar0901 , posted a similar complaint : “On Kraken this morning I had a bunch of emails show up with changes to my 2 factor, and then a series of withdrawals. None of these changes were made by me! I had USD in the account which was used to buy BTC and all the BTC was withdrawn. I did not do any of this. I have opened a ticket with kraken support as soon as I found out but no response yet. Is anyone else seeing this happen to them?? Posted this on behalf of my brother /u/ds720 since he couldn’t post on this subreddit. Expect replies from him.” Kraken responds
Caesar0901 later posted that he/she received a mail from Kraken based on the filed complaint […]
