**[Publicly Listed Blockchain Lending Company Figure Technology Confirms Customer Data Breach Incident]** According to a report by Jinse Finance, Figure Technology confirmed on Friday that a customer data breach occurred due to a social engineering attack targeting one of its employees. The hacker group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that Figure refused to pay the ransom. The group has publicly released 2.5GB of stolen data. TechCrunch, which first reported the incident, said it had reviewed some of the files, which included customers' full names, home addresses, dates of birth, and phone numbers. In a statement provided to Decrypt, Figure said: "We recently discovered that an employee was deceived through a social engineering scheme, allowing the attacker to download a small number of files via the employee's account. We acted quickly to stop the activity and engaged a forensic firm to investigate the affected files." Social engineering attacks involve attackers manipulating employees through deceptive emails, phone calls, or messages to trick them into revealing account credentials or approving unauthorized requests, thereby gaining access to corporate systems. A report by Chainalysis in January revealed that over $17 billion worth of cryptocurrency was stolen last year through AI-enabled phishing scams. The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse's December 2025 report indicated that data breaches remain widespread, with regulators recording over 8,000 reported incidents involving more than 4,000 unique cases, affecting at least 374 million individuals.