COINBASE

DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS

"Yesterday morning I noticed several unusual things happening. My chase fraud alert went off and they canceled my credit card. My Facebook was logged into from an unknown location. My Gmail was hacked and I started to receive hundreds of spam emails... I logged into my Coinbase account to check on it, change passwords, etc. And immediately when logging in i saw my coins which at the time were primarily in MANA and LINK convert to Bitcoin Cash. When I went to click on the Bitcoin Cash wallet the funds were already sent to 2 separate outside wallets and my account was completely drained.

I have the transaction ID and the wallet IDs where it was initially sent. But I understand those coins are likely long gone to other wallets.

I contacted local police to file a theft report. I sent an urgent email to coinbase and suspended my Coinbase account temporarily. I contacted a lawyer specialized in Identity Theft, I contacted an organization called Coinfirm where I logged a detailed report, and I've contacted my local branch of the FBI to look into identity theft.

I'm so worried that I'll never recoup that money lost and I'm even more worried to touch anything that's connected to my Wi-Fi network or devices that are connected to anything financial.

Any advice on what else I can do would mean everything to me. Thank you."

"Thank you for the true advice. I did use SMS 2FA. I'm afraid that might have compromised me.

I also learned through this thread how much more risk is involved in holding my coins on Coinbase rather than in a wallet. I had no idea this was more dangerous, i was ignorant and paid a devastating price.

As someone said earlier, hopefully this serves as a reminder for everyone to keep an eye on their security measures."

"Thank you for all the replies. I realize I could have done much better with preventative measures. I appreciate all the advice and plan to action a lot of the ideas here in this thread.

To those saying I'm lying and I'm a complete idiot. I wish i was lying. And I am a complete idiot. This has been a terrible day and a huge set back for me financially I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. But I'm hopeful that other's will read this and it will help them not make the same mistakes I did."

"God i feel so stupid. I legit had no idea this is how coinbase vs wallets worked. Had i known I would've been safer.."

"The latter is exactly the steps I took. Coinbase sent the SMS 2FA and upon receiving and logging in my account was wiped in real time as I watched helplessly. It happened so fast I couldn't do anything. I should have taken more precautions as I've stated and read throughout these comments. Ignorance, being new and excited to crypto, and trying to get ahead blinded me from taking the proper security measures. I wish I could have a do over. But hopefully someone reading this will check themselves and protect their investments in ways i did not."

"Coinbase will not allow two logins with the same 2FA code. Try to log in twice with the same code, you will fail. That means that whoever hacked you had control over your computer (trojan horse virus or browser hijack). In theory, a cyber forensics firm may be able to trace back the connection, but in practice it's hopeless if the attackers were not complete idiots. Not worth the effort unless you lost millions."

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Reddit user jerecock reports that their Coinbase account was compromised and all funds were withdrawn. From their description it appears that the attacker had remote access to their computer and waited until they logged into their account to initiate the withdrawals and drain the funds. $11k worth of funds were converted to Bitcoin Cash and then drained from the account. They did a lot of steps to contact authorities in an attempt to recover the money and it is unclear if any of those steps were successful.

My Coinbase was hacked and sent $11,000 of Bitcoin Cash to 2 separate unknown wallets. I desperately need help. : CryptoCurrency (Dec 21)
My Coinbase was hacked and sent $11,000 of Bitcoin Cash to 2 separate unknown wallets. I desperately need help. : CryptoCurrency (Oct 12)
My Coinbase was hacked and sent $11,000 of Bitcoin Cash to 2 separate unknown wallets. I desperately need help. : CryptoCurrency (Oct 12)
My Coinbase was hacked and sent $11,000 of Bitcoin Cash to 2 separate unknown wallets. I desperately need help. : CryptoCurrency (Oct 12)
My Coinbase was hacked and sent $11,000 of Bitcoin Cash to 2 separate unknown wallets. I desperately need help. : CryptoCurrency (Oct 12)
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My Coinbase was hacked and sent $11,000 of Bitcoin Cash to 2 separate unknown wallets. I desperately need help. : CryptoCurrency (Oct 12)

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