✂️ Coinbase has just become the victim of a serious cyber attack, in which hackers stole a large amount of sensitive customer data. The leaked information includes: full name, address, phone number, email, last 4 digits of Social Security Number, masked bank account information, images of government-issued identification, account balance, transaction history, and some internal company documents.
The hacker group is demanding a ransom of 20 million USD in Bitcoin and threatens to expose all data if the demand is not met.
CEO Brian Armstrong stated that Coinbase will not pay the ransom and has offered a reward of 20 million USD for anyone who provides information leading to the identification and arrest of the perpetrators behind the attack.
