Coinbase says cyber criminals stole customer information, demanded US$20-million ransom payment

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Coinbase says cyber criminals stole customer information, demanded US$20-million ransom payment

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Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange based in the U.S., said Thursday that criminals had improperly obtained personal data on the exchange’s customers for use in crypto-stealing scams and were demanding a $20-million payment not to publicly release the info.
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