Oh, guys… There are days when you just want to trade quietly, and then — bam! — insider attack, extortionists, and a number with seven zeros on the horizon.
So, Coinbase (yes, the same ones you googled after your first purchase for $100), recently found itself in an interesting situation. And what do you think? Did they break down? Did they sign up for blackmail?
Ha, keep your pockets wider.
What happened:
🟠 A group of cunning fishers recruited external support for Coinbase
🟠 Gained access to the system and pulled something — not critical, but unpleasant
🟠 Passwords, privates, balance — everything is alive, don’t panic
🟠 Less than 1% of active users per month were affected — unpleasant, but not catastrophic
🟠 And here the fun begins: the blackmailers demand $20 million for 'silence'
Coinbase in response:
— Guys, are you serious? We’d rather invest our $20 million in finding you and making you hurt (legally, of course).
Yes, they not only refused to pay but also turned on the mode:
> 'We will give $20 million to anyone who leaks you to us.'
– Karma in crypto works quickly, don’t forget.
And now a bit of emotion from the kitchen:
Here you are sitting, building a platform, pulling liquidity, integrating stablecoins, and quietly behind you comes a fisher with a cheap VPN and a Telegram bot. And thinks he holds the world by the balls.
But no. Not this time.
Coinbase not only withstood, but set an example — do not feed bastards, even if they wave threats and insider leaks.
And you know what else? In 2024, Coinbase became the most frequently counterfeited crypto brand in phishing attacks.
> 'Congratulations, you are popular! Even the fakers are thrilled!'
The takeaway from all this movement:
It doesn't matter how big you are. What matters is how principled you are.
And sometimes 'NO' is the best investment.
The moral of this crypto-tale:
If extortionists come to you — send them memes. And then the legal service.
P.S. Don’t trust anyone in support who writes from a @gmail domain.
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