Coinbase Data Breach Impacts 69,461 Customers

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase revealed a data breach affecting at least 69,461 customers. The breach, spanning from December 26, 2024, to earlier this month, involved a hacker who bribed Coinbase customer support staff to access sensitive customer data. The hacker demanded a $20 million ransom to delete the stolen information, which included names, email addresses, phone numbers, government IDs, account balances, and transaction histories. Coinbase refused to pay the ransom.