Coinbase says it wasn’t breached, but hackers don’t need to steal crypto to hurt users
Summary
Coinbase said a breach at analytics provider Amplitude exposed contact information for a small, undisclosed subset of customers, but found no evidence its own systems or customer funds were compromised. It is notifying affected customers and regulators. The disclosure came amid separate cyber incidents at South Korean firms: Daishin Securities reported exposure of records for 38,490 customers, while Bithumb and Mirae Asset also reported unauthorized access. South Korean authorities launched investigations. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao warned that leaked financial and contact information can enable phishing, SIM swapping, account attacks and physical extortion, and recommended stronger authentication and account safeguards.
