Plaid is a fintech company that facilitates communication between financial services apps and users’ banks and credit card providers.
In FTX.US’ case, its products enable users to allow FTX.US customers to connect their bank accounts to the FTX app. This would then allow FTX.US to request payments that will be processed by the ACH network.
In a pinned Tweet on Nov. 12, Plaid најавила it has suspended FTX’s access to Plaid products as of approximately 6:30 am UTC on Nov. 12, meaning that “FTX can no longer retrieve any financial information via Plaid.”
Плаид је суспендовао ФТКС-ов приступ Плаид производима од 11. око 11:22 по пацифичком времену. ФТКС више не може да преузима никакве финансијске информације преко Плаида.
Да бисмо крајњим корисницима пружили што је могуће више јасноће, саставили смо следећа често постављана питања. https://t.co/QbyNtXUH5r
— Плаид (@Плаид) Новембар 13, 2022
In an earlier Tweet, Plaid рекао the suspension was due to “concerning public reports,” though noted that there is “currently no indication that Plaid has been used as a vector for fraudulent activity.”
On Nov. 12, Twitter users began извештавања that FTX.US had attempted to access their accounts through Plaid. Reports so far only suggest that the users’ data has been accessed, and no reports so far suggest that any funds have been removed.
ПСА: Ако имате банковни рачун повезан са ФТКС УС, промените лозинку за банковни рачун и одмах престаните да делите податке.
Испод је снимак екрана мог банковног рачуна, коме су покушали да приступе пре 40 минута пиц.твиттер.цом/сднаУФЕзОВ
— Мике МцГуинесс ᵍᵐ (@микемцг0) Новембар 12, 2022
Others have warned others to immediately change their bank account passwords and to revoke access rights on Plaid.
If you had Plaid / Stripe connected to FTX make sure to revoke access in your bank account immediately!
For Chase it’s under Security & Privacy and listed as “MX Technologies” at least for FTX US. pic.twitter.com/lwsuF4iPTQ
— Birch (@BitcoinBirch) Новембар 12, 2022
In an FAQ, Plaid also предложио that some of these access requests could be part of automated financial information checks conducted by Plaid, which are done on a regular schedule.
It has also reiterated that since suspending access, FTX has not been able to retrieve any information from Plaid accounts.
The financial technology provider that allows FTX.US users to link their bank accounts to the FTX app has suspended the U.S.-based exchange’s access to its products, citing “concerning public reports” of fraudulent activity.
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/plaid-suspends-ftx-us-access-to-user-data-after-concerning-reports