Bribed Coinbase support staff leak data of about 70,000 customers
Attackers bribed Coinbase support staff to steal customers' personal information, including copies of passports, and the number of victims was confirmed at 69,461. The attackers demanded $20 million, but Coinbase refused and instead offered a bounty of the same amount for information on the attackers. Coinbase expected the cost of the incident to reach up to $400 million, and in December 2025 a former support agent linked to the case was arrested in India.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Coinbase
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal information of 69,461 customers
- Cause / method
- Attackers bribed support staff to steal customer information
- Location
- United States
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataID document copy
Timeline
- Coinbase disclosed the theft of customer information and a $20 million extortion demand, putting the expected cost of the incident at up to $400 million.
- Coinbase offered a $20 million bounty for information on the attackers.
- The number of victims of the data leak was confirmed at 69,461.
- Court filings raised allegations that TaskUs employees were involved in the data leak.
- Coinbase said a former support agent linked to the case had been arrested in India.
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