Coinbase got hacked. 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.

Get a Yubikey

KEEP NOTHING ON COINBASE

Use White List Addresses

Do not click any links.