On 30 April 2019 16:16 SAST Artis Turba’s security team was notified by our internal security notification system of abnormal failed login attempts from the same IP range. This security team immediately followed the Security Policies and Procedure Checklist to avoid a security breach.
can confirm;
1. No funds were lost and all funds are secure
2. The website was placed in maintenance mode
3. Audits were done on the last 14 days, comparing snapshots of users balances and movement reports and no unauthorized internal movement of funds occurred
4. Artis Turba believe a database of user account information from another source was used in an attempt to access Artis Turba user accounts, from the failed login attempts we can confirm only a small percentage of email addresses belonged to Artis Turba users
5. Only four Artis Turba user accounts were accessed, no funds were deposited, withdrawn or traded from these accounts (these users will be contacted by Artis Turba)
6. Artis Turba has now further enhanced our internal security detection and notification system for logins to avoid re-occurrence of the same attack in future
7. Artis Turba will add an extra security layer to the user withdrawal process
8. Artis Turba will make the website live 2 May 2019 08:00 UTC, the withdrawal function would be disabled as a security measure to allow users to first change their passwords and enable Google Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
What you need to do;
1. Immediately change your Artis Turba password, do not use the same password that you have use at other online services, social media sites, exchanges, etc.
2. Immediately enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
3. Artis Turba recommend storing of digital assets in offline wallets if not used for
Artis Turba is committed to provide a safe and secure environment for our users and their funds, we follow the recommended guidelines by the Security Standard (CCSS) and have implemented the latest and most advance security measures to ensure we keep ahead of the constant attack on service providers.
If you have any questions relating to security and want to know what you can do to remain safe, send us an email to support@artisturba.com and we would be happy to assist.
Nigel Peacock (CTO)
Published at Wed, 01 May 2019 15:21:30 +0000
