Publicly listed blockchain lending company Figure Technology confirms customer data breach incident
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Jinse Finance reported that Figure Technology confirmed on Friday that a customer data breach occurred due to a social engineering attack on an employee. The hacker group Shiny Hunters claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that Figure refused to pay the ransom, and the group has publicly released 2.5GB of stolen data. TechCrunch, which first reported the incident, said it had reviewed some of the files, which included customers' full names, home addresses, dates of birth, and phone numbers. In a statement provided to Decrypt, Figure said: "We recently discovered that an employee was deceived by a social engineering attack, which allowed the attacker to download a small number of files through the employee's account. We have taken swift action to stop the related activities and have hired a forensic firm to investigate the affected files." Social engineering attacks refer to attackers using deceptive emails, phone calls, or messages to manipulate employees into disclosing account passwords or approving unauthorized requests, thereby gaining access to corporate systems. A report from Chainalysis in January showed that over $17 billions worth of cryptocurrency was stolen last year through AI-powered scam simulations. A December 2025 report from the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse indicated that data breaches remained widespread in 2025, with regulators recording over 8,000 reported cases involving more than 4,000 separate incidents, affecting at least 374 millions people.
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