Coinbase Breach Exposes User Data in $400M Insider Attack as Company Rejects Ransom Demands

Coinbase disclosed a significant cybersecurity incident in which cybercriminals bribed overseas support contractors to steal sensitive customer information. The attackers gained unauthorized access to customer support systems and extracted data for a subset of users. Although private keys and passwords were not compromised, the data obtained included names, contact information, partial Social Security numbers, government…