Betterment Customer Data Exposed in Crypto Scam Hack

**Betterment third‑party compromise and fraudulent crypto promotion:** Attackers accessed a third‑party marketing platform used by Betterment to send convincing, unauthorized cryptocurrency promotion messages to customers; screenshots circulated publicly and Betterment warned customers to ignore the offer. The company said account logins were not breached, but attackers likely accessed personal customer information (names, emails, addresses, phone numbers, birthdates), underscoring risks from insecure third‑party integrations and sophisticated social‑engineering campaigns.