BitMEX exposes some users’ email IDs to other users, affecting their privacy @TheBlock__ #Exchanges #Privacy #BitMEX #email IDs #privacy #users

Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX today sent a mass email to its users with their email addresses in the "To" field, affecting their privacy.

Confirming the issue, BitMEX

Confirming the issue, BitMEX

announced Friday that it is “aware that some of our users have received a general user update email earlier today, which contained the email addresses of other users.”

A Twitter user with the handle @sakuraricebird shared screenshots of the email, which shows several email IDs of BitMEX’s customers.

“The privacy of our users is a top priority and we are very sorry for the concern this has caused to our users,” said BitMEX, adding that it is looking into the matter to identify the root cause.

Earlier today, BitMEX announced that it is updating weights of its indices on Nov. 22 to ensure the reference prices more closely reflect the market consensus.

source https://www.tokentalk.co/The Block/bitmex-exposes-some-users-email-ids-to-other-users-affecting-their-privacy-5dbbe9c13b5a709c14f64b73