May 19, 2025 Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing
This week’s briefing covers: Coinbase Insider Threat Leads to Theft of Customer Data Coinbase has released a blog post and filed an SEC Form 8-K reporting an incident whereby they received an email attempting to extort the company for $20m. According to the post, the threat actors approached customer support staff and “used cash offers to convince a small group of insiders to copy data in our customer support tools”. Stolen data includes personal details including identity documents and account data include balance and transaction history.