{"id":7492,"date":"2025-06-10T10:26:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T14:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/?p=7492"},"modified":"2025-06-10T10:31:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T14:31:43","slug":"new-scam-alert-coinbase-phishing-emails-making-the-rounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/new-scam-alert-coinbase-phishing-emails-making-the-rounds\/","title":{"rendered":"New Scam Alert: Coinbase Phishing Emails Making the Rounds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-5-2025-12_22_31-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-5-2025-12_22_31-PM-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-5-2025-12_22_31-PM-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-5-2025-12_22_31-PM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-5-2025-12_22_31-PM-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-5-2025-12_22_31-PM.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">There\u2019s a fresh scam in town, and it\u2019s after your crypto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Scammers are sending highly convincing emails that <em>look<\/em> like they\u2019re from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinbase.com\/\">Coinbase<\/a>, warning users of account restrictions or suspicious logins. These messages urge you to &#8220;verify your account&#8221;\u2014but it\u2019s a trap. A well-disguised one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Makes This One So Dangerous?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Unlike typical junk mail, this phishing campaign is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>Well-designed with real Coinbase branding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Free of typos and grammar fails<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carefully crafted to trigger <strong>panic clicks<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Once you click, you\u2019re led to a nearly identical login page where your credentials (and potentially your wallet) are stolen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-5-2025-12_27_14-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-5-2025-12_27_14-PM-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7499\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-5-2025-12_27_14-PM-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-5-2025-12_27_14-PM-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-5-2025-12_27_14-PM-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-5-2025-12_27_14-PM.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What To Watch For:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>Emails from sketchy or lookalike domains<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Urgent calls to action: &#8220;Verify Now&#8221;, &#8220;Your Account Is Suspended&#8221;, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fake login pages (hover links before clicking!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Pro Tip:<\/strong> Coinbase emails always come from <strong>@coinbase.com<\/strong>. Anything else = \ud83d\udea9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f How ExchangeDefender Has Your Back<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">When you use ExchangeDefender\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/exchangedefender.com\/email-security\">advanced threat protection<\/a>, you\u2019re not just hoping Gmail will catch it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">You\u2019re getting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><br>\u2705 Real-time phishing detection<br>\u2705 Dangerous link filtering<br>\u2705 Quarantine control with full transparency<br>\u2705 Education tools to keep your team aware and alert<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>We don\u2019t just filter spam\u2014we weaponize your inbox against scams like this.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What To Do Now:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Update your 2FA and passwords<\/strong>\u2014especially for financial accounts<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bookmark real login pages<\/strong>\u2014never trust links from emails<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enable email security tools<\/strong> like ExchangeDefender<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Forward phishing emails<\/strong> to <a>security@coinbase.com<\/a><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Educate your users<\/strong>\u2014because one bad click can cost you big<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd10 Stay Safe, Stay Smart<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Crypto is exciting\u2014and so are the people trying to steal it. These attacks are only getting smarter, so it\u2019s up to us to stay two steps ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">\ud83e\uddf0 Want to learn how ExchangeDefender can protect your business from phishing and email threats?<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\">\ud83d\udc49 Let\u2019s Talk.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7492"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7504,"href":"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7492\/revisions\/7504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}