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OUTSOURCED TRUST: HOW COINBASE'S $400M PROBLEM STARTED IN AN INDIAN CALL CENTER
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Coinbase suffered a data breach that affected 69,461 users when outsourced call center employees illegally accessed customer information. The attackers demanded a $20 million ransom, but Coinbase offered a $20 million bounty instead. The breach enabled social engineering scams, resulting in losses exceeding $ 65.7 million.