Coinbase says his data violation affects at least 69,000 customers

Coinbase said that at least 69,461 customers have stolen personal and financial information during data breach for months revealed last week.

The encryption giant confirmed the number of affected customers In a file with the public prosecutor in Maine On Wednesday, as required under the state of notification of data breach in the state.

The Coinbase file said that the breach dates back to December 26, 2024, and even continued Earlier this monthWhen the company said it had received a “credible” ransom note from the infiltrator claiming that it had stolen the customer’s data.

in Blog postCoinbase said that the infiltrator requested $ 20 million in a ransom batch to delete data, which Coinbase refused to pay. The company said that the infiltrator bribed Coinbase customer support workers to reach customer data for several months.

The infiltrators stole the names of customers, e -mail and postal addresses, phone numbers, government identity documents, account balances, and the history of transactions, medium Fears that wealthy customers will be targeted.