Microsoft Outlook was compromised, the target may be cryptocurrency users

Earlier this month, Microsoft revealed that its Outlook.com, Hotmail, and MSN services were penetrated by unknown attackers. Some victims now claim that hackers have stolen their encrypted digital currency. A victim provided a screenshot showing that the hacker had accessed his inbox, reset his Kraken[dot]com account, and withdrew Bitcoin.

Kraken is a popular digital currency exchange. The victim showed Microsoft ‘s notifications and the forwarding rules set by the hacker in his mailbox: all messages referring to Kraken were forwarded to the hacker-controlled Gmail mailbox.

“The hackers also had access to my inbox allowing them to password reset my Kraken.com account and withdrawal [sic] my Bitcoin,” Jevon Ritmeester, a Microsoft user that the company alerted to the data breach, told Motherboard in an email, referring to popular cryptocurrency exchange Kraken.

“My account was hacked as a direct result of this,” Reddit user shinratechlabs wrote earlier this month, adding that they lost “25,000 in crypto,” although it’s not clear what currency they may be referring to, fiat or otherwise.

“Same exact for me only a lot less funds stolen, sucks,” another Reddit user, mickey_ficke, chimed in. Neither Reddit user responded to a request for comment.

But it is not yet clear whether the invasion is really targeting cryptocurrency users.

Source: motherboard