Due to the recent violation of Crypto Exchange Coinbase, hackers have accessed sensitive information including address and raised concerns about user safety.
Coinbase, the world’s third largest cryptocurrency exchange, said that less than 1% of monthly users traded on May 15 May were influenced by the repayment of up to $ 400 million in transactions.
But according to Michael Arrington, the founder of Techcrunch and Arrington Capital, the “human cost” of this data violation can be much higher for users.
Arrington added in the X post on May 20 as follows:
“But this hack, which includes home address and account balance, will lead to dying. Probably already.”
Although passwords, private keys, or account funds were not exposed, cyber criminals say that overseas customer service contractors have bribed them to access internal systems. This allows you to steal personal data that can be used to attempt social engineering or physical robbery.
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With Bitcoin (BTC) more than $ 100,000, Crypto Wealth has been a goal of growth for criminals. Experts warn that individuals with leaked address data can be exposed to real risks.
On May 16, COINTELEGRAPH reported on six violence intensity for cryptocurrency investors aimed at robs digital assets through kidnapping or torture.
On May 4, the French crypto entrepreneur’s father was kidnapped in Paris, France. The kidnappers cut the victim’s fingers, sent a video to the son, and demanded 5 million euros by encryption.
The victim was held for two days before the French police found and rescued him. According to CNN, five people were arrested for the kidnapping.
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Encryption exchange requires “hierarchy” cyber security.
According to the co -founder of the Certik Web3 Security Company, the password exchange must adopt a “layer defense strategy” to prevent similar user data leakage.
The GU said in Coatelewraph, “It can include continuous monitoring through privilege access management, zero trust architecture, and internal systems.
“Preventive measures such as regular phishing simulations, customized security education and restrictions on other companies on sensitive systems can help reduce these risks.”
But the Crypto platform should be “a goal of more and more human vulnerabilities rather than human vulnerability rather than technical vulnerability”, the GU added, the GU added.
According to Certik, social engineering systems, such as phishing fraud, cost more than $ 1 billion in the industry, with 296 most important security threats in 2024.
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