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Coinbase says hackers bribed staff to steal customer data, demanding $20M ransom

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410 points gpi | 3 comments | 15 May 25 15:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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modeless ◴[15 May 25 19:12 UTC] No.43998293[source]▶
I have been receiving regular spear phishing calls from these guys, or someone who bought the leaked data, with classic tactics like claiming that I need to confirm a potentially fraudulent transaction. They speak perfect English with an American accent, sound very friendly, and have knowledge of your account balance. Thankfully on the first call I realized it was a scam right away, and Google's call screening feature takes good care of the rest. Wish I could forward them to Kitboga[1].

I guess they didn't have as much luck as they wanted scamming Coinbase's customers, and once they had their fun they decided to try extorting Coinbase themselves.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNziOoXDBeg

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VectorLock ◴[15 May 25 19:37 UTC] No.43998497[source]▶
I just switched to iPhone from a pixel device and I’m shook by all the spam calls. How do iPhone users deal with this?
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1. dx4100 ◴[15 May 25 19:44 UTC] No.43998574[source]▶
Also, on TMobile if you dial #662#, it'll block the Scam Likely calls at the carrier.
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2. deepfriedbits ◴[15 May 25 20:28 UTC] No.43998988[source]▶
I had no idea. Thank you!
3. stuckkeys ◴[16 May 25 04:36 UTC] No.44001882[source]▶
Oh man. They start at 7AM and end around 4-5ish PM. I was hoping the war between Pakistan and India would make these stop. Jk obv. Nobody likes wars. But other than Tmobile are there similar methods for different providers? It can get so annoying. I did restrict calls from known numbers only.