{"id":33675,"date":"2023-07-10T10:36:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T14:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/markets\/crypto\/coinbase-domain-name-used-by-scammers-in-recent-phishing-attacks-whats-going-on\/"},"modified":"2023-07-10T10:36:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T14:36:48","slug":"coinbase-domain-name-used-by-scammers-in-recent-phishing-attacks-whats-going-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=33675","title":{"rendered":"Coinbase Domain Name Used by Scammers in Recent Phishing Attacks \u2013 What’s Going On?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Coinbase users have reported a series of phishing attacks that used the crypto exchange\u2019s domain name.<\/p>\n

The crypto exchange\u2019s users reported that they received texts and emails from scammers with links under the domain Coinbase.com.<\/p>\n

Twitter user Daniel Mason alleged that a scammer contacted him using a real phone number, followed by a phishing email from a Coinbase.com domain.<\/p>\n

Coinbase Users Report Similar Sophisticated Scams<\/h2>\n

In a twitter thread, Mason claimed that he received a call claiming his account was compromised and needed to be reset.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The caller further pointed the potential victim to an email that came from the address mail.Coinbase.com, confirming the data breach that the caller warned of.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The caller further confirmed the content and the timestamp of the email.<\/p>\n

Then Daniel was told that he would receive another email from Coinbase about the case. And instantly he received one from the address – [email\u00a0protected]\n

Daniel further claimed that the caller knew his Social Security Number, driver’s license number and his address.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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However, this is not the only such case where a Coinbase user received dangerously close phishing scam calls and emails.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another Twitter user Jacob Canfield claimed in a Twitter thread that he also received three calls from \u201cCoinbase support\u201d asking if he requested an email change and a 2FA change. He did not.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jacob claimed that the caller had his email, location and also sent a ‘verification code’ email from [email\u00a0protected]\n

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As per a blog on Coinbase website, the exchange\u2019s staff will never ask users for passwords or two-step verification codes<\/strong> and won’t request remote access to devices.<\/p>\n

A user last year claimed to have lost 13.85 BTC from a similar social engineering phishing attack.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Given the exchange\u2019s users are targeted with listed email addresses on Coinbase, many will be gullible to such scams.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Coinbase, in a statement to Cointelegraph, said that they have extensive security resources dedicated to educating customers about preventing phishing attacks and scams.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, the largest US-based crypto exchange did not address the use of the listed email addresses on Coinbase and its domain name.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n