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Coinbase breach affected nearly 70,000 members and involved $20 million ransom

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70% Informative

A recent, high-profile breach of cryptocurrency platform Coinbase affected nearly 70,000 users.

69,461 people had been affected in the breach, according to an official filing with Maine 's attorney general.

The company wrote in a blog post that hackers recruited customer-support agents to gain access to user data.

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63

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56

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58

Article tone

informal

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English

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44

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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