Cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase has suffered a breach, which resulted in attackers acquiring customers’ data that can help them mount social engineering attacks, the company confirmed today by filing a report with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The attack did not involve the compromise of company systems or networks. Instead, the data was accessed by a group of malicious support agents. How did the attack happen? According to the US-based company, criminals bribed … More
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