😎 Well-known crypto detective ZachXBT, who has been publicly vocal about the problem of funds being stolen from Coinbase customers, reported on May 7 that about $45 million had been stolen in the first seven days of May alone. Before being included in the S&P 500, “Coinbase was hit with a $300 million social engineering scam,” the researcher also wrote in late March, later adding that no major exchange had such security issues. Users had their names, addresses, phone numbers, emails, bank details, ID photos, and transaction history compromised. Passwords, two-factor authentication codes, balances, keys, and wallet infrastructure were not affected.
🧑🦲According to representatives of the crypto exchange, affected users will receive compensation if they transferred funds to scammers as a result of the leak.
🆘 Coinbase has strengthened security measures for compromised accounts and announced the forced launch of a call center in the United States.