Scammers are now sending fake Coinbase authentication codes to targets, complete with phone numbers to contact "support." If you receive one of these texts, and you did not request a 2FA code, don't ...

Renowned on-chain detective ZachXBT has pinpointed the identity of a scammer who allegedly siphoned over $2 million from Coinbase ($COIN) users ...

Every week, I receive a handful of text messages that are quite clearly scams. Some are about past-due toll road payments. Some mention a Coinbase withdrawal code. Others reference job offers for ...

BROOKLYN — RONALD SPEKTOR, 23, OF Brooklyn, has been charged with stealing about $15 million by allegedly posing as a customer-care representative for cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase in order ...

An alleged scammer posing as a Coinbase help desk worker has reportedly stolen around $2 million in crypto from users of the exchange, according to blockchain sleuth ZachXBT. In an X post on Monday, ...

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As a rule of thumb, if you receive an unsolicited text, especially one claiming to include a security code, it's likely part of a phishing scheme. Such is the case with a recent spate of unprompted ...