Coinbase says hackers stole cryptocurrency from at least 6,000 customers


FILE PHOTO The logo for Coinbase Global Inc the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange is displayed on the Nasdaq MarketSite jumbotron and others at Times Square in New York U.S. April 14 2021. REUTERSShannon StapletonFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The logo for Coinbase Global Inc, the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, is displayed on the Nasdaq MarketSite jumbotron and others at Times Square in New York, U.S., April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

(Reuters) - Hackers stole from the accounts of at least 6,000 customers of Coinbase Global Inc, according to a breach notification letter sent by the cryptocurrency exchange to affected customers.

The hack took place between March and May 20 of this year, according to a copy of the letter https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/09-24-2021%20Customer%20Notification.pdf posted on the website of California's Attorney General.

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