Author: Emily Davis

Bitcoin.com is aware that fraudulent emails were recently sent through our third-party email service by an unauthorized party. We identified the breach, revoked access, secured our systems, and directly contacted Bitcoin.com users who were affected. All user funds are safe.What happenedAn attacker unlawfully gained access to our email service and used it to send phishing emails impersonating Bitcoin.com. These emails falsely claim that Bitcoin.com is merging with companies such as Trust Wallet or Gemini and ask recipients to migrate their accounts. They use high-pressure tactics including fake airdrop offers to create urgency. These claims are entirely false. Bitcoin.com has not merged…