US EditionMillions Of Stolen Passwords For Sale To Hackers For Just $81
- Criminals bribed some of Coinbase's foreign customer service agents and obtained personal data of U.S. Customers in 2025 for crypto scams.
- The attackers demanded $20 million to prevent releasing the stolen data publicly, which included names, birth dates, and partial social security numbers.
- Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the stolen data enables social engineering where attackers impersonate support to trick customers into sending funds.
- Armstrong stated Coinbase refuses ransom payment and offers a $20 million bounty for information leading to the attackers' arrest, pledging prosecution of extortionists.
- Coinbase plans to spend $180 million to $400 million on remediation and reimbursements, and fired implicated employees while boosting fraud prevention efforts.
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Sequoia Capital Partner’s Data Hacked as Part of Coinbase Breach
Sequoia Capital Managing Partner Roelof Botha was among the Coinbase Global Inc. customers whose personal information was stolen as part of a hack against the largest US crypto exchange, a person familiar with the situation said, signaling that high-profile executives were among the targets of the breach.
Coinbase Customers’ Personal Data Stolen in Hack, Stock Drops - The Thinking Conservative
The cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase was recently targeted in a hacking incident that led to the personal data of thousands of customers being stolen. The post Coinbase Customers’ Personal Data Stolen in Hack, Stock Drops appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
Coinbase Customers’ Personal Data Stolen in Hack, Stock Drops
The cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase was recently targeted in a hacking incident that led to the personal data of thousands of customers being stolen, the company said in a May 15 statement. According to a March 31 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Coinbase had 9.7 million monthly transaction users (MTU) by the end of that month. Since the company claims that less than 1 percent of MTUs have been impacted by the hack, the…
Coinbase: Data Stolen From 100,000 Users and Asked for US$20 Million
Coinbase has recognized unauthorized access to its systems that has resulted in the theft of user data, but has not affected credentials, private keys or funds.The company has reported an attempted extortion, whereby a group of cybercriminals request the payment of $20 million to cover up the theft of user information from their cryptocurrency exchange platform.This theft is the result of unauthorized access to Coinbase systems, which cybercrimi…
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Coinbase customer data stolen in hack, company says crooks demand $20 million ransom
Coinbase didn't say how many customers had their data stolen, but warned clients they should be on alert for scams targeting them for additional details.
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