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Did hackers steal from Coinbase customers' accounts?

REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo Oct 1 (Reuters) - Hackers stole from the accounts of at least 6,000 customers of Coinbase Global Inc (COIN.O), according to a breach notification letter sent by the cryptocurrency exchange to affected customers.

What is Coinbase's multi-factor authentication flaw?

Coinbase acknowledged a multi-factor authentication flaw that allowed hackers to receive an SMS-based two-factor authentication token required to retrieve user accounts.

Can 2FA be bypassed?

In this way, 2FA could be bypassed and a thief could get an access to your account. Yes, it is possible. Let's consider the situation when you use 2FA app to access to your Facebook account. When you log in, OTP from your app will be required. ... In this way, 2FA could be bypassed and a thief could get an access to your account.

Did the hacker have another fwding rule from Coinbase?

I unfortunately did not realize the hacker had another fwding rule, to fwd emails from coinbase. While the account is locked it couldn't fetch my portfolio balance, but I could see my sats were still there. On Wednesday night my account was unfrozen from coinbase. I received 4 emails

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