Coinbase Users Hacked!

A vulnerability in the SMS multi-factor authentication mechanism of Coinbase was used by hackers to steal funds from 6000 users, BleepingComputer reported.

The breach of Coinbase customers’ accounts happened between March and May 20, 2021, in a hacking campaign that combined phishing scams and a vulnerability exploit on the company’s security measures.

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“In this incident, for customers who use SMS texts for two-factor authentication, the third party took advantage of a flaw in Coinbase’s SMS Account Recovery process in order to receive an SMS two-factor authentication token and gain access to your account,” Coinbase told customers in electronic notifications.

Beyond stealing funds, the hackers also exposed customers’ personal information, “including their full name, email address, home address, date of birth, IP addresses for account activity, transaction history, account holdings, and balances,” per the report.

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