Coinbase Staff Imposter Accesses User’s Wallet, Steals $1.7M
Imagine the shock of waking up and realizing $1.7 million has vanished from your crypto account. Well, this is what happened to a Coinbase user this past week. According to reports, scammers posing as Coinbase staff accessed the user's wallet and made away with the funds. But how did this happen? This is a question that has bothered people worldwide. Edge & Node cofounder Tegan Kline, a friend of the user who was scammed, reported that a scammer claiming to be from Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ: COIN) tricked the victim into revealing their seed phrase. Immediately after the call, they…