Venezuelan platform Cashea detected and publicly confirmed the data breach on February 21, 2026. External cybersecurity monitoring sources indicate that user transactions with companies related to the company’s credit system may have been compromised.
The company said in a statement that the incident was detected and responded to by its technology and security teams. Kachei assured that No user accounts or passwords were compromised.
On top of thatsays the application will continue to work and that protocols were activated to increase security after the event. The company promised to continue notifying users of any news regarding the incident.
At the same time, reports are circulating on social networks that claim to have been published by a specific attacker. Approximately 46.5 GB databaseconsisting of over 79 million records linked to transaction activity within the Cashea ecosystem.
This type of incident can result in data being compromised Usually includes basic personal information (name, email, ID number), transaction history, internal user IDs, addresses related to billing or shipping, and technical metadata linked to activity within the system.
In some cases, when it comes to e-commerce and digital credit platforms, records related to related businesses, transaction amounts, purchase dates, and financial status may also be compromised. However, these categories only correspond to patterns observed in similar incidents, not to facts confirmed by official sources. Until now, the company has The scope and specific details have not been publicly confirmed. From a leaked database.
This data breach has important implications for Cashea users: If your email address or password does not give hackers access to your user account. Since this incident, such users have been subject to phishing attacks.
These attacks aim to trick users into providing sensitive data (passwords, cards) or installing malware on their computers without their consent. The method used to carry out these attacks is typically impersonating a legitimate organization (such as Cashea Technical Support) via email, SMS, or phone call.
It is worth noting that Cashea is one of the most used digital commerce and credit platforms in Venezuela, with its transaction value representing 3.5% of Venezuela’s GDP, according to a report by CriptoNoticias.
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