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Coinbase breach hit almost 70k users — Attorneys
21.5.2025
A recent filing with Maine’s attorney general sheds new light on Coinbase’s data breach, claiming that nearly 70,000 users were impacted and that the incident went unnoticed for nearly six months.According to the filing submitted by legal firm Latham and Watkins LLP, 69,461Coinbase...
DOJ is investigating Coinbase data breach— Report
19.5.2025
The US Department of Justice is reportedly conducting a probe over Coinbase’s contracted customer service agents in India, who accepted bribes in exchange for allowing criminals access to user data.According to a May 19 Bloomberg report, DOJ investigators are looking into the data breach...
Sequoia Capital exec also a victim in Coinbase data breach — Report
16.5.2025
At least one partner at Sequoia Capital was reportedly impacted by the recent data breach among Coinbase users, suggesting that data from others at the venture capital firm may also have been compromised. According to a May 16 Bloomberg report, Sequoia Capital Managing Partner Roelof Botha’s...
Sequoia Capital exec also a victim in Coinbase data breach — Report
16.5.2025
At least one partner at Sequoia Capital was reportedly impacted by the recent data breach among Coinbase users, suggesting that data from others at the venture capital firm may also have been compromised. According to a May 16 Bloomberg report, Sequoia Capital Managing Partner Roelof Botha’s...
Sequoia Capital exec also a victim in Coinbase data breach — Report
16.5.2025
At least one partner at Sequoia Capital was reportedly impacted by the recent data breach among Coinbase users, suggesting that data from others at the venture capital firm may also have been compromised. According to a May 16 Bloomberg report, Sequoia Capital Managing Partner Roelof Botha’s...
Coinbase Data Breach: Rogue Agents Leak User Info, $20M Hunt Begins
15.5.2025
Coinbase suffered a data breach after bribed overseas support agents enabled access to sensitive user data. A $20 million reward fund has been set up to aid the investigation. Hackers Bribe Support Staff to Steal Coinbase User Data in Stealth Attack Crypto exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) disclosed...
Coinbase refuses $20M ransom after support agent data breach
15.5.2025
Coinbase, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange, was hit by a $20 million extortion attempt after cybercriminals recruited overseas support agents to leak user data, the company said.According to a May 15 blog post, Coinbase said a group of external actors bribed and coordinated...
Coinbase Expects to Pay Up to $400M to Customers for Data Breach
15.5.2025
The exchange fired staff involved in the breach on the spot and will press criminal charges
Cardano Foundation Targets $1.7B Data Breach Threat With New Privacy Tools
4.4.2025
Alongside new platform, the foundation also launching the Veridian Wallet, a tool designed to keep personal info secure and let users prove who they are online without the usual hassles
Ledger Users Targeted in New Data Breach Phishing Campaign
20.12.2024
Users of the Ledger series of hardware wallets are being targeted as part of a widespread phishing campaign that takes advantage of earlier data leaks. Some users have received emails alerting them to a data breach that could have exposed their seed phrases to attackers. Ledger Users Receiving Data...
Phishing scammers spoof Ledger’s email to send bogus data breach notice
18.12.2024
Scammers are spoofing the support email for hardware wallet maker Ledger, prompting users to share their seed phrases under the pretense of checking for a compromise
Bitcoin ATM Giant Byte Federal Suffers Data Breach: 58,000 Users Affected
12.12.2024
58,000 users’ personal data was potentially compromised in Byte Federal data breach. Byte Federal Suffers Data Breach Byte Federal, one of the largest bitcoin ATM providers in the U.S. has disclosed a data breach impacting approximately 58,000 users. This is according to a consumer breach...
US Bitcoin ATM operator reports data breach of 58K customers
12.12.2024
Byte Federal, the operator of 1,300 Bitcoin ATMs in the US, has urged its customers to reset login credentials following a massive data breach
Transak hit by data breach, 92K users exposed
21.10.2024
Transak disclosed a data breach affecting over 92,000 users after a phishing attack compromised an employee's laptop
Why hasn’t Fractal ID addressed its possible data breach?
21.10.2024
Crypto sleuth ZachXBT has called out the team behind Fractal ID for not addressing a data breach from…
Crypto On-Ramp Service Transak Targeted in Data Breach
21.10.2024
Transak, which is used by platforms like Metamask, Binance and Trust Wallet, says the leak was limited to "names" and "basic identity information." A ransomware group says it has obtained more sensitive user data as well
Crypto ETF issuer Fidelity says breach leaked data of 77K customers
11.10.2024
Fidelity said personal information was stolen in a recent data breach but stressed that its customer accounts weren’t affected
Seattle Airport Hit by $6M Bitcoin Ransom Demand After Cyberattack
20.9.2024
Hackers have targeted Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with a ransomware attack, demanding 100 bitcoins to buy the data back. Although the airport managed to fend off most of the damage, the attackers encrypted some data and posted stolen files on the dark web. Now, the Federal Bureau...
Stop giving your DNA data away for free to 23andMe, says Genomes.io CEO
5.9.2024
Genomes.io CEO Aldo de Pape tells The Agenda podcast that customers should be wary about giving away their DNA data for free, as its true value is astronomical
1Password patches flaw in Mac version that could have created attack vector
8.8.2024
The flaw consisted of missing inter-process validations, which could have allowed an attacker to hijack the 1Password browser extension or command line interface