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 објави 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.”
Plaid го суспендираше пристапот на FTX до производите на Plaid од 11 приближно во 11:22 часот попладне. FTX повеќе не може да добие никакви финансиски информации преку Plaid.
За да обезбедиме што поголема јасност за крајните корисници, ги составивме следните ЧПП. https://t.co/QbyNtXUH5r
— Карирани (@Plaid) Ноември 13, 2022
In an earlier Tweet, Plaid рече 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 известување 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.
PSA: Ако имате банкарска сметка поврзана со FTX US, сменете ја лозинката на вашата банкарска сметка и веднаш престанете да споделувате податоци.
Подолу е скриншот од мојата банкарска сметка, на која се обидоа да пристапат пред 40 минути pic.twitter.com/sdnaUFEzOW
— Мајк Мекгинес ᵍᵐ (@mikemcg0) Ноември 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) Ноември 12, 2022
In an FAQ, Plaid also предложи 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