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Breach Record

Coinbase

DISCLOSED 2025-06-04 · INSIDER

Coinbase suffered a data breach traced to an India-based contractor who accessed user information. The incident involved unauthorized access to customer data by a third-party contractor. Details on the number of affected users and specific data types remain undisclosed.

The record

What we know

Disclosed
2025-06-04
Attack vector
Insider
Sector
cryptocurrency
Country
US
Domain
coinbase.com
Data classes exposed
user info
ColdRecon assessment

Could a positive-security control have prevented this?

Verdict · no · opinion

The breach involved an authorized contractor accessing data, not an endpoint compromise or unauthorized code execution. A positive-security model would not prevent misuse by an insider with legitimate access.

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Sources

Cited reporting

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