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How the Attack on Coinbase Shows the Dangers of Centralized Exchanges - Ep. 837
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Coinbase revealed on Thursday that cybercriminals bribed overseas customer support contractors to steal sensitive customer data as part of a $20 million extortion scheme. While no funds or private keys were compromised, customer names, addresses, and ID documents were exposed for nearly 1% of the company’s 8+ million “monthly transacting users,” according to a blog post.
The story raises tough questions for the entire industry. Is KYC making users more vulnerable? Can human error ever be fully eliminated? And is crypto’s real security problem… people?
Security experts Jameson Lopp, James Wester and Alexander Leishman delve into:
What went wrong at Coinbase
Why human vulnerabilities are still crypto’s biggest risk
Whether KYC makes the problem worse
What companies should do next to protect their users
Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com
Thank you to our sponsors!
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Guests
Jameson Lopp, Co-founder and CTO at CASA
James Wester, Research Director at Javelin
Alexander Leishman, CEO and CTO at River
Links
Coinbase’s blog post: Protecting Our Customers - Standing Up to Extortionists
Coinbase’s SEC filing
Commentary:
Timestamps:
🎙️ 0:00 Introduction and ads
🔓 2:30 How hackers tricked Coinbase’s offshore support and why humans remain security’s weakest link
🗂️ 6:49 What customer data was leaked and how hackers use it
🎯 13:14 How attackers prey on targets at weak moments
🌍 20:47 Should Coinbase move customer support back to the U.S.?
🛑 26:35 Why KYC protocols might be making users more vulnerable, not safer
🛡️ 28:48 The best defenses companies can implement to protect users
📰33:49 Weekly News Recap
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
883 episodes
Manage episode 483106370 series 1822984
Coinbase revealed on Thursday that cybercriminals bribed overseas customer support contractors to steal sensitive customer data as part of a $20 million extortion scheme. While no funds or private keys were compromised, customer names, addresses, and ID documents were exposed for nearly 1% of the company’s 8+ million “monthly transacting users,” according to a blog post.
The story raises tough questions for the entire industry. Is KYC making users more vulnerable? Can human error ever be fully eliminated? And is crypto’s real security problem… people?
Security experts Jameson Lopp, James Wester and Alexander Leishman delve into:
What went wrong at Coinbase
Why human vulnerabilities are still crypto’s biggest risk
Whether KYC makes the problem worse
What companies should do next to protect their users
Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com
Thank you to our sponsors!
Bitkey: Use code UNCHAINED for 20% off
Guests
Jameson Lopp, Co-founder and CTO at CASA
James Wester, Research Director at Javelin
Alexander Leishman, CEO and CTO at River
Links
Coinbase’s blog post: Protecting Our Customers - Standing Up to Extortionists
Coinbase’s SEC filing
Commentary:
Timestamps:
🎙️ 0:00 Introduction and ads
🔓 2:30 How hackers tricked Coinbase’s offshore support and why humans remain security’s weakest link
🗂️ 6:49 What customer data was leaked and how hackers use it
🎯 13:14 How attackers prey on targets at weak moments
🌍 20:47 Should Coinbase move customer support back to the U.S.?
🛑 26:35 Why KYC protocols might be making users more vulnerable, not safer
🛡️ 28:48 The best defenses companies can implement to protect users
📰33:49 Weekly News Recap
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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