EXCLUSIVE. Ledger: hackers of customer database arrested

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After more than two years of investigation, those responsible for the theft of Ledger's customer database in April and June 2020 have been arrested. One of them will stand trial in France. The Big Whale reveals how the two men gained access to the data via Shopify and how it was traced back to them...

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This is the denouement of an investigation that will have lasted just over two years. According to our information, those responsible for the theft in April and June 2020 of Ledger's customer files have been arrested.

The first is a certain Tassilo H., a 22-year-old Austrian living in California. He is currently in custody in the United States.

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Grégory Raymond

Gregory Raymond is a French journalist specializing in economics and cryptocurrencies, currently head of research at The Big Whale.

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Raphaël Bloch

Raphaël Bloch is co-founder and CEO of The Big Whale, a news platform focused on cryptocurrencies. A former journalist at Reuters, Les Echos, and L’Express, he is a graduate of emlyon and the CFJ.

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