Coinbase under attack and cookie theft
infonews
security
Source: Embrace The RedSeptember 1, 2019
Summary
Coinbase was attacked using Firefox 0-days (previously unknown security flaws in Firefox) to steal browser session tokens, which are credentials stored in browser data files that let attackers access cloud services like Gmail without needing passwords. The attackers specifically targeted these token files through direct access to browser datastores (the storage locations where browsers save data), which is unusual behavior that could be detected by monitoring which processes access these files.
Classification
Attack SophisticationAdvanced
Original source: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/coinbase-hack-cookie-theft-pass/
First tracked: February 12, 2026 at 02:20 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 95%