$USDC 📌 Users of the cryptocurrency platform "Coinbase" fell victim to scams that cost them 45 million dollars just last week, according to security investigator and analyst ZachXBT.
📌 ZachXBT confirmed that he reported similar scams on the platform over the past few months, due to what is called "social engineering fraud."
📌 Social engineering fraud refers to scammers who impersonate cryptocurrency trading platforms or their technical staff in an attempt to steal users' funds and sensitive data.
📌 The total annual losses for "Coinbase" due to social engineering fraud amount to 330 million dollars.
📌 In July 2024, reports showed that several users of the Coinbase platform were targeted by scammers impersonating support staff from the platform, managing to steal 1.7 million dollars from one user.
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