Coinbase was betrayed from the inside. Cryptocurrency exchange said That cybercriminals have brown some of its support agents to share personal information on Coinbase customers. The attackers have acquired data such as names, addresses, e-mails, telephone numbers, images of government identifies, masked bank account numbers and hidden sections of social security numbers. The authors prompted some Coinbase users to send them money and also asked $ 20 million from the company not to publicly disclose poorly acquired information.
Coinbase did not pay the ransom and cooperate with the police to bring charges. In the blog post, the company said that it would offer a reward of $ 20 million for information that could lead to the arrest and conviction of the remaining attackers.
A Maine Attorney General deposit (via Techcrunch) indicates that the violation assigned 69,461 customers. The hack started on December 26, 2024 and took place until May 11.
Coinbase said that user connection identification information, two -factor authentication codes and private keys are always secure. He will reimburse customers who have sent funds to extorters and will place additional guarantees on vulnerable accounts. According to a Dry depositThe incident should cost Coinbase from $ 180 million to $ 400 million.
Update, May 21, 2025, 23:23 pm HE: This story has been updated with new information from the Maine prosecutor’s prosecutor.
