PANews reported on April 14th that, according to CoinDesk, cryptocurrency exchange Kraken disclosed that it was the victim of an attempted extortion attempt by a criminal group, who threatened to release videos showing access to its internal systems. Kraken's Chief Security Officer stated that the system was never compromised, customer funds were never at risk, the company will not pay ransom, and will not negotiate with malicious actors. Kraken discovered and shut down two unauthorized access incidents involving members of its internal support team, affecting limited customer data from approximately 2,000 accounts. The first incident occurred in February 2025; Kraken identified and dealt with the individuals involved after receiving a tip. Recently, similar tips were received, and another individual's access was identified and terminated. Kraken has notified affected users and strengthened security controls, and is cooperating with law enforcement to facilitate arrests. The two incidents affected only approximately 0.02% of the customer base.