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Coinbase Employee Falls for SMS Scam in Cyber Attack, Limited Data Exposed

Popular cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase disclosed that it experienced a cybersecurity attack that targeted its employees. The company said its “cyber controls prevented the attacker from gaining direct system access and prevented any loss of funds or compromise of customer information.” The incident, which took place on February 5, 2023, resulted in the exposure of […]

Hackers exploit 2FA flaw to steal crypto from 6,000 Coinbase users

Coinbase is working to reimburse the customers for the funds they have lost and help them regain control of their accounts. Coinbase Global Inc. has sent a breach notification letter to its customers affected by the cyberattack on the widely used cryptocurrency exchange. As per the letter, hackers managed to steal accounts of at least […]

Coinbase grants $30k USD to the hacker who discovered a critical vulnerability

Technical details about the vulnerability are still unknown Coinbase, the popular cryptocurrency exchange, has just awarded a $ 30k USD bounty to a hacker for the discovery of a critical vulnerability on the platform. The security flaw has already been fixed, reported network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security. […]

Man arrested for stealing $1m from Silicon Valley Exec via SIM-swapping

A 21-year old Manhattan resident has been accused of SIM-swapping the mobile number of Robert Ross, a Silicon Valley executive, and managed to steal $1 million. The accused, Nicholas Truglia, not only targeted Ross’s phone number with SIM-swapping attacks but many others too including 0Chain CEO Saswatu Basu, co-founder, and COO of SMX (Small & […]

Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange hit by massive DDoS attacks​

Bitfinex, known as one of the world largest cryptocurrency exchange was forced to shut down its ongoing operations after suffering a series of non-stop distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on Tuesday, December 12th. Based in Hong Kong, Bitfinex used its Twitter account to inform its customers about the situation and stated that “We are currently under heavy […]

Hackers DDoS Coinbase, website down

Coinbase website DDoSed by hacker group. A hacker group consisting of two hackers, @L7Crew and @An0CBR claimed to have brought down the Bitcoin exchange website Coinbase. The Coinbase website is offline and opening the same presents a cached copy of the website. Coinbase is a bitcoin wallet and exchange company headquartered in San Francisco California, founded by Brian Armstrong and […]