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thepasswordis ◴[] No.43996769[source]
The problem is that it seems like the data that leaked is also the data that would be used to do account recovery.

And what that means is that

1) If you lose access to your account (through either your own fault, or coinbases fault) that the process of recovering it may not be so straightforward anymore.

2) Hackers can try to “recover” accounts now using this leaked info.

This is a huge problem. What coinbase needs are IRL offices where you can go and do things like account recovery, and where people trying to steal money can be caught and prosecuted (and makes a huge barrier for the overseas thieves who are usually doing this)

The only solution here is: hardware 2 factor like yubikeys.

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SimianSci ◴[] No.43998374[source]
The Crypto industry continues their speedrun of rediscovering all of the reasons for why the global financial system exists.

What you've described is the same thing that many Crypto enthusiasts call a "Bank"

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knowitnone ◴[] No.43998471[source]
except banks staff can easily be bribed too. There is plenty of bank fraud happening.
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suzzer99 ◴[] No.43998829[source]
If my bank money gets stolen from me via fraud (unless I literally just Zelle the scammer), I get it back. That's the big difference.
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1. anton-c ◴[] No.44005810[source]
I know it's the massive exception but I was reimbursed when the exchange that tried to rugpull its users felt legal pressure. Things have changed slightly over the years - don't get me wrong, scams are still rampant.

It's been ages since I was in college and had an overdraft or some other bs bank related fee, but the bank manages to 'scam' you legally too. I'm just playing devils advocate and sharing an anecdote, I'm minimally involved in crypto anymore.