Coinbase Fires Support Agents Linked to Data Leak and Crypto Scams

Crypto exchange Coinbase has reportedly terminated several Indian customer support agents following allegations that they were involved in a social engineering scheme that gave bad actors unauthorized access to customer accounts. According to Fortune, Coinbase Chief Security Officer Philip Martin revealed that the company identified and flagged certain third-party customer support contractors suspected of granting scammers unauthorized access to user data. “Criminals targeted our customer support agents overseas. They used cash offers to convince a small group of insiders to copy data in our customer support tools for less than 1% of Coinbase monthly transacting users,” the crypto exchange shared The post Coinbase Fires Support Agents Linked to Data Leak and Crypto Scams first appeared on The Shib Daily source: https://news.shib.io/2025/05/16/coinbase-fires-support-agents-linked-to-data-leak-and-crypto-scams/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coinbase-fires-support-agents-linked-to-data-leak-and-crypto-scams