The startup Kontigo, backed by Y Combinator and which raised $22 million in 2025, was attacked again and has paused access to its platform, according to a statement posted on its X account. This would be its second cyberattack affecting its services so far in 2026.
According to a statement from Kontigo’s X account, the company claims to have detected a new attempt to compromise its authentication processes for accessing user wallets. They said they contained the situation and activated protection protocols, including temporarily disabling platform access while they rolled out a new update.
Comunicado: Detectamos un nuevo intento de ataque dirigido a nuestros procesos de autenticación. Nuestro equipo de seguridad lo contuvo a tiempo y activó protocolos adicionales.
🕑 Próxima actualización: 2:00 p. m. pic.twitter.com/MDnViMytiR
— Kontigo.com (@kontigo_app) January 8, 2026
In the message, they stated that they would provide an update on the case at 2 PM Caracas
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