Hackers breached Mailchimp and stole some data from Solana blockchain users

The Solana Foundation, a nonprofit organization of the Solana Network, reported on January 14 a security incident involving its email newsletter service provider Mailchimp.

According to an email sent to users and provided to Cointelegraph, on January 12, the Foundation was informed by Mailchimp that «an unauthorized entity has accessed and exported certain data from the Solana Foundation’s Mailchimp account.»

Among the information accessed and exported during the incident were the full names of some people and Telegram usernames. The Foundation stated:

«Based on the information we have received from Mailchimp, the stolen database may have included, among other things, email addresses, real names, and Telegram usernames. Mailchimp reported that the hacker did not gain access to user passwords or credit card information.»

The number of users affected by the incident is unknown. Last August, Mailchimp announced the termination of cooperation with cryptocurrency projects.