Cryptocurrency giant Coinbase is facing a potential financial loss between $180 million and $400 million after a cyberattack targeted less than 1% of its users. The attackers reportedly gained access by bribing external contractors and support staff based outside the United States to leak sensitive customer information such as names,

Coinbase says a criminal gang bribed a small number of overseas customer support agents and persuaded them to copy

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said Thursday cyber criminals stole customer data and demanded a $20 million payment from the company to not publicly release the sensitive information. The group