Popular cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase confirmed the hacking allegations, explaining that only one employee was affected and the funds were safe.
In a recent blog post from Coinbase, a company employee stopped by phishing gave details of the attack. While the company states that no client’s funds are in jeopardy “limited edition” It was stated that corporate data was seized by the attackers.
Information security manager of the stock exchange Jeff Lunglhofer The following statement was made by:
Coinbase recently experienced a cybersecurity attack targeting one of its employees. Fortunately, Coinbase’s cyber controls prevented the attacker from gaining direct system access and prevented any loss of funds or compromised customer information.
In the continuation of the Lunglhofer statement, hackers targeted many Coinbase employees. And that they attempted to phishing by sending multiple SMS stated. Stating that no one took into account these messages, except for an employee who clicked on the link and logged in with his user information, Lunglhofer said that the attackers used the information of this employee. trying to enter the main system However, he stated that they were not successful thanks to the security measures.