Coinbase Data Breach Fallout

that they could contact while pretending to be Coinbase—tricking people into handing over their crypto. They then tried to extort Coinbase for $20 million to cover this up. We said no. What they got Name, address, phone, and email Masked Social Security (last 4 digits only) Masked bank-account numbers and some bank account identifiers Government-ID images (e.g., driver's license, passport) Account data (balance snapshots and transaction history) Limited corporate data (including documents, training material, and communications available to support agents)

A screenshot of a Coinbase webpage lists personal, financial, identification, account, and corporate information obtained in a security incident. The joke is an ironic reaction to the enormous amount of sensitive data exposed, despite the uploader’s unrelated claim that the company is worth 60 billion dollars.

• @dev_meme / 6750 2025-05-15