Coinbase Hacked (Patreon)

Hackers are demanding $20M in Bitcoin from Coinbase, threatening to leak customer data. CEO Brian Armstrong says they won’t pay and are offering a $20M reward for info leading to the attackers’ arrest.

COMPANY SAYS IT EXPECTS UP TO $400 MILLION HIT FROM CYBER ATTACK.

What they Got?

• Names: Full names of affected users.

• Addresses: Physical or mailing addresses.

• Other Contact Details: Likely includes email addresses or phone numbers.

• Last Four Digits of Masked Social Security Numbers: Partial Social Security numbers, which could be used in combination with other data for identity theft.

• Masked Bank Account Numbers: Partial bank account details, potentially including bank identifiers.

• Identity Proofs: Documents or data used for identity verification, such as driver’s licenses or passports.

• Account Data: General account information, which could include transaction histories or account settings.

What you can do to Protect Yourself?

• Check your account

• Expect a scammer call from a fake coinbase rep. I get 3 a week anyhow.

• Get a Yubikey

• KEEP NOTHING ON COINBASE

• Use White List Addresses

• Do not click any links.

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