At least 6,000 affected users
At least 6,000 affected users
The largest cryptocurrency exchange based in the USA has admitted that it was exploited at the beginning of this year when Hacker stole assets from around 6,000 users. The company promised to reimburse all affected users.
"The third-party provider has used an error in the SMS account production process of Coinbase to get an SMS two factor authentication stake and to receive access to your account."
Ultimately, the perpetrators were able to transfer the funds from the compromised accounts. The stock exchange promised to have updated its authentication and other security protocols. In addition, Coinbase promised to pay funds to the affected account during the incidents, which "correspond to the value of the currency that removed improperly". Some customers have already received the reimbursement, the rest should be completed "at the latest today". It is worth noting that these incidents took place around the same time when the huge stock exchange became a listed company. Shares of Coinbase Bleiben Sie informiert: Jeden Abend senden wir Ihnen die Artikel des Tages aus der Kategorie Krypto news – übersichtlich als Liste.