Cryptocurrency stolen from 6,000 users of the US platform Coinbase

American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced that it was attacked by hackers, who have stolen cryptocurrencies from the accounts of at least 6,000 users.

“Unfortunately, between March and May 20, 2021, you were the victim of a third-party campaign to gain unauthorized access to Coinbase customer accounts and withdraw their funds from the platform,” said the platform representing the cryptocurrency exchange. .

The statement stated that “the money was stolen from at least 6,000 customer accounts, and the Attackers used phishing or social engineering techniques others to access users’ email addresses, phone numbers, and passwords.

Coinbase, a Nasdaq-listed digital asset exchange, was exploited by a vulnerability in its two-factor authentication system.

Bleeping Computer’s initial report came a week after the company abandoned its plans to launch a new lending product due to cyber threats.

Victims of financial hacking were targeted between March and May of quest’year, according to a letter sent to interested customers. The cryptocurrency platform said that all affected customers will be compensated with funds equal to the value of the coin stolen from their accounts.

“Some customers have already been compensated for their losses and we will in so that all interested customers get the full value of what they have lost, “Coinbase said.

The cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase was founded in 2012. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are traded on the Coinbase platform, the company employs over 2,000 employees and operates in more than 100 countries.

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