Although the crypto money industry has gained incredible speed recently, there is still no decrease in the number of fraudsters targeting crypto money investors.
On the contrary, scams targeting crypto money investors are increasing and the situation is getting serious.
Mysterious Hacking of Coinbase User
The loss of a Coinbase user also shows that scams can be risky for even the most experienced trader.
It is emphasized that a Coinbase user suffered a loss of 11.6 million dollars in the incident, which was also reflected in the court in the USA.
According to the information cited by Business Insider, Federal Judge Dolly M. Gee granted the necessary permission to retrieve them after detecting that $600,000 of BTC was sent to Huobi, and at least some of the stolen funds were frozen for the user. So how did the user experience an attack that would lose 200 BTC in just 10 minutes?
The user named GR was transferred to a phone number directly through a pop-up appearing on the exchange page after completing the purchase of 200 BTC on the exchange.
The notification was actually fake, and it is reported to have come from Coinbase.
The user called the phone number provided and unknowingly fulfilled the scammers’ requests and actually gave them access.
It is unknown how the scammers determined that the user received 200 BTC, and the statement made by the court emphasizes that there were no arrests.
Despite this, the user lost 200 BTC in the game he fell, thinking that the stock market was directing him. According to the information transferred, it is emphasized that more than 12,000 complaints have been filed against Coinbase.