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

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410 points gpi | 1 comments | 15 May 25 15:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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hypeatei ◴[15 May 25 16:05 UTC] No.43996432[source]▶
Whatever you think of Coinbase, this is a pretty good response IMO:

> and will not pay the $20 million ransom demand we received. Instead we are establishing a $20 million reward fund for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the criminals responsible

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1. twodave ◴[15 May 25 19:46 UTC] No.43998601[source]▶
I love it. This also would have been a great opportunity to break out of corporate speak for a moment for a good “Up yours hacker assholes!” Even us folks in the Bible Belt appreciate a well timed swear word here and there.