BitMEX Exchange Exposes User Base In Email Mishap

If you have an account with crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX, there's never been a better time to update your security preferences.

On Friday at 08:00 UTC, BitMEX alerted its clientele via blog and Twitter that it had accidentally revealed all of its user's emails via carbon copy.

If you have an account with BitMEX, anyone obtaining the email has a portion of what's needed to access your account.

According to data tweeted by data analytics firm Skew, BitMEX has around 22,000 users daily.

BitMEX has now asked customers to add BitMEX's support email to their contact lists to decrease phishing emails along with adding 2-factor authentication.

The exchange appeared to suggest a bug caused the incident, saying: "The error which has caused this has been identified and fixed."

The mishap adds to the woes of the exchange, which is also reportedly being probed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Exchange Commission over whether it has allowed U.S. traders to use its platform.

BitMEX geo-blocks multiple countries from participating on its exchange, including the United States.

Some users may jump the fence by using virtual private networks, however.

One of the largest crypto derivatives markets known for its leverage rates of up to 100x, BitMEX operates out of Seychelles.