Coinbase Says Security Incident at Vendor Amplitude Affected Customer Data, No Funds Lost
Summary
- Coinbase said a security incident at outside analytics provider Amplitude affected contact information for some customers.
- Coinbase said it found no evidence of unauthorized access to its own systems and that no customer assets were harmed.
- Coinbase said it is notifying affected customers and reporting the incident to regulators, but did not disclose the specific scope of the exposure.
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Coinbase said some customer information was affected by a security incident at an outside analytics vendor.
On October 27, the US crypto exchange said through its official customer support account that a security incident at data analytics service provider Amplitude affected contact information for some Coinbase customers.
The incident also affected other Amplitude clients, according to Coinbase. The company said it found no evidence of unauthorized access to its own systems.
Coinbase also said no customer assets were harmed. It stressed that the incident does not constitute a data breach of its own systems.
The company said it is notifying affected customers and reporting the incident to regulators in line with legal requirements. It did not disclose how many customers were affected or the specific scope of the information exposed.
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