Key Takeaways
- An information leak uncovered the names and emails of FTX collectors forward of the subsequent payout spherical.
- Scammers are concentrating on claimants with phishing emails, urging vigilance and use of official declare websites.
Sunil Kavuri, a identified FTX creditor activist, has warned that the complete names and e-mail addresses of FTX collectors have been leaked.
Warning: Phishing Rip-off E mail
Full identify, e-mail addresses of FTX collectors revealed
New or previous knowledge leak
1) Don’t click on on e-mail hyperlinks
2) Examine Sender addresses
3) Go direct to claims portal or official handle. Don’t click on on hyperlinks in emailsFTX claims:… pic.twitter.com/GK1nrYSpLO
— Sunil (FTX Creditor Champion) (@sunil_trades) August 13, 2025
Scammers are exploiting the leaked knowledge to ship fraudulent emails that seem like from FTX, falsely confirming profitable identification verification and luring recipients into clicking malicious hyperlinks that would result in credential theft or malware set up.
The phishing makes an attempt goal claimants forward of the subsequent spherical of creditor payouts. FTX and FTX Restoration Belief plan to start out distributing $1.9 billion to collectors on September 30, after the discount of the disputed claims reserve from $6.5 billion to $4.3 billion by the Chapter Courtroom.
This would be the third main payout, following prior distributions of $1.2 billion and $5 billion earlier within the 12 months. The upcoming distribution excludes collectors from sure international locations, reminiscent of China, the place their claims have but to be permitted.
Collectors are suggested to entry declare portals solely by official URLs, together with claims.ftx.com, kraken.com, bitgo.com, and digitalmarketsclaim.pwc.com.
