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Ask HN: Coinbase email lists hacked?
I received this email from "news@coinbase.com" today - I do have an account there:
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- OmgImAlexis 12y agoLooks like it's an issue with the sendgrid account they're using. https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/31wjt7/coinbase_scam_email_alert/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/31wjt7/coinbase_sc...
- chrisfosterelli 12y agoFrom this reddit thread[0]: "We believe someone compromised our sendgrid account. We were not actively using this account, but it was configured as a backup. It has since been disabled, and we are working with sendgrid to track down the source of this attack." [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/31wjt7/coinbase_scam_email_alert/cq5r9gb https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/31wjt7/coinbase_sc...