Figura Technology, a blockchain-based lending company, was reportedly hit by a data breach after attackers manipulated an employee in a social engineering scheme.
The incident allowed hackers to obtain “a limited number of files,” a company spokesman said he said TechCrunch. The company said it has started notifying affected parties and is offering free credit monitoring services to anyone who receives a breach notification.
Details about the scope of the incident, including how many users were affected or when the breach was detected, have not been publicly disclosed. Cointelegraph reached out to Figure for comment but did not receive a response via publication
Hacker collective ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for its shadowy web leak site, maintaining that the company refused to pay a ransom. The group released approximately 2.5 gigabytes of data that was allegedly downloaded from Figura’s systems.
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The leaked data includes names and addresses
TechCrunch reported that it reviewed samples of the disclosed material, which included customer names, home addresses, dates of birth and phone numbers. This information can be used for identity fraud and phishing attempts.
According to Cointelegraph, the number of wallet siphoning crypto-phishing attacks dropped sharply in 2025, with total losses dropping to $83.85 million, an 83% decline from nearly $494 million in 2024, according to Web3 security firm Scam Sniffer. The death toll also dropped to around 106,000, a 68% year-over-year decline across Ethereum VM networks.
Researchers said the decline does not mean phishing is disappearing. Losses closely tracked market activity, rising during periods of hefty onchain trading and narrowing as markets cooled. The third quarter of 2025, during Ethereum’s strongest growth, saw the highest losses at $31 million, with monthly totals ranging from $2.04 million in December to $12.17 million in August.
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Figure Technology goes public
Character Technology went public in September last year and was listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The fintech company, known for its blockchain-based lending, priced its initial public offering (IPO) at $25 per share, raising $787.5 million and reaching an initial valuation of around $5.3 billion to $7.6 billion.
Last month, Figur Technology launched the On-Chain Public Equity Network (OPEN), a platform on its Provenance blockchain that enables companies to issue real shares and allows investors to lend or pledge those shares directly to each other, without established brokers, custodians or exchanges.
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