Bitcoin exchange BitMEX leaks users’ email addresses

Bitcoin futures exchange BitMEX, on Friday accidentally exposed thousands of email addresses of its users by mistakenly using the wrong email tool.

The root cause of the issue has been identified and it will get in touch with the users affected by the issue, the company tweeted from its official Twitter account.

“We are aware that some of our users have received a general user update email earlier today, which contained the email addresses of other users. Our team have acted immediately to contain the issue and we are taking steps to understand the extent of the impact,” BitMEX said in a blog post.

The mistake, according to media reports, seems to have occurred after the person in charge of sending the mail listed all the email address in carbon copy [CC], instead of blind carbon copy [BCC], exposing all the email addresses to users who received the email.

Other exchange platforms raised concerns…