MailChimp CEO Steps Down as Crypto Services Get Booted From Platform

MailChimp CEO Ben Chestnut has announced that he’s stepping down from his executive role to be replaced by Rania Succar. Interestingly, his resignation is occurring shortly after multiple crypto companies have reported being ejected from the platform.  In a tweet on Tuesday, Decrypt editor-in-chief Daniel Roberts said Mailchimp deactivated the firm's newsletter account “without warning or explanation.” Decrypt is a cryptocurrency news publication founded by the blockchain software technology company, Consensys. Messari – a crypto markets intelligence provider – has…

Mailchimp Faces Class-Action Lawsuit over Trezor Phishing Attack

An aggrieved Trezor user has filed a class-action lawsuit against Intuit which is the parent company of Mailchimp. Trezor users previously reported phishing attacks as part of a breach of a Mailchimp newsletter database. Levinson v. Intuit Earlier this month, Trezor, a producer of hardware wallets, launched an investigation into phishing attacks targeting its users. This was due to a data breach involving Mailchimp's services. Alan Levinson, a Trezor user, reportedly lost $87,000 worth of cryptocurrency from his Trezor wallet…