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Coinbase got hacked. Hackers are demanding $20M in Bitcoin from Coinbase, threatening to leak customer data. CEO Brian Armstrong says they won’t pay and are offering a $20M reward for info leading to the attackers’ arrest.
COMPANY SAYS IT EXPECTS UP TO $400 MILLION HIT FROM CYBER ATTACK.
What they Got?
Names: Full names of affected users.
Addresses: Physical or mailing addresses.
Other Contact Details: Likely includes email addresses or phone numbers.
Last Four Digits of Masked Social Security Numbers: Partial Social Security numbers, which could be used in combination with other data for identity theft.
Masked Bank Account Numbers: Partial bank account details, potentially including bank identifiers.
Identity Proofs: Documents or data used for identity verification, such as driver’s licenses or passports.
Account Data: General account information, which could include transaction histories or account settings.
What you can do to Protect Yourself?
Check your account
Expect a scammer call from a fake coinbase rep.
Get a Yubikey
KEEP NOTHING ON COINBASE
Use White List Addresses
Do not click any links.
Published at
2025-05-15 14:18:33Event JSON
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