Coinbase is facing backlash after a recent report claimed that the crypto exchange had learned about the recently disclosed data breach months before addressing it to the public, sparking a debate about transparency.

Coinbase Allegedly Delayed Data Breach Disclosure

On Monday, Reuters reported that Coinbase has been aware of a customer data leak linked to the estimated $400 million data breach disclosed last month. The news media outlet claims that at least one part of the breach, disclosed on May 14, happened in January with an overseas contractor for the crypto exchange.

Six people familiar with the matter told Reuters that an India-based employee of the US outsourcing firm TaskUs was caught taking pictures of her work computer with her phone to sell it to hackers at the start of th

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