coinbase cartel
ransomware group · aka Coinbase Cartel, coinbase cartel · unknown; the brand is publicly associated with the ShinyHunters-linked actor cluster behind the 2025 Coinbase customer-data extortion (Google Threat Intelligence/Mandiant reporting, 2025). Reported ties to the broader 'Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters' community are not definitively confirmed. · active since 2025-05 (May 2025), when the 'Coinbase Cartel' name emerged during the Coinbase data-theft extortion campaign; subsequent leak-site victim posting tracked by public ransomware trackers since mid-2025.
Coinbase Cartel is a data-theft extortion group that rose to prominence in May 2025 when it extorted Coinbase over customer data stolen via bribed offshore support contractors, demanding a $20 million ransom (Coinbase SEC disclosure/company statement, 2025). It has since operated its own leak site, claiming victims across a wide range of sectors and geographies, including retail, insurance, healthcare, legal, transportation, and financial services. Public reporting describes pure extortion, with stolen data published or threatened for publication and no ransomware/encryption use documented; researchers have linked the brand to the ShinyHunters/Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters ecosystem. As tracked by this dashboard, the group has posted 58 victims since 2026-06-13, with its most recent post on 2026-08-31. No specific CVEs are publicly tied to its intrusions; reported access relies on social engineering and contractor/insider bribery rather than exploited software vulnerabilities.
- Voice phishing and social engineering of employees, help desks, and outsourced support staff
- Bribery of third-party support contractors to exfiltrate customer data from CRM systems (reported in the 2025 Coinbase breach)
- Pure data extortion: publication of stolen data on a leak site; no encryption or ransomware use documented
- Direct contact of victims' customers using stolen data to add pressure (reported during the 2025 Coinbase campaign)
- Broad, multi-region and multi-sector victim selection with no obvious geographic or industry focus
- Publicly associated by researchers with the ShinyHunters/Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters ecosystem, known for SaaS/CRM-focused vishing; per-post attribution is uncertain
Westwing Group SE, Integrated Health Systems, RXPE Group, Tower Insurance, Flecha Bus, OTEIS Conseil & Ingénierie, Longhorn Investments, Kessler Creative, Klasko Immigration Law Partners, Patel
No public figure.
Leak-site victims240 posts · newest first
| Victim | Discovered | Details |
|---|---|---|
| GL Steel | · Apr 15, 2026 | — |
| Wayne Brothers Construction | · Apr 15, 2026 | — |
| Questivity | · Apr 15, 2026 | — |
| Millenium Packaging | · Apr 15, 2026 | — |
| Kemenpppa | · Apr 15, 2026 | — |
| Rogiken / institute of Science Tokyo | · Apr 15, 2026 | — |
| La Maison Bleue France | · Apr 15, 2026 | — |
| Sampol | · Apr 15, 2026 | — |
| Astreya | · Apr 15, 2026 | — |
| Cognizant | · Apr 15, 2026 | — |
| Flash Charm INC - (IDERA) | · Apr 14, 2026 | — |
| Helzberg | · Apr 12, 2026 | — |
| Ralph Lauren | · Apr 12, 2026 | — |
| Carters | · Apr 12, 2026 | — |
| JBS Brazil - Sample uploaded | · Apr 8, 2026 | — |
| Marlborough Partners | · Apr 8, 2026 | — |
| Scholle IPN | · Apr 8, 2026 | — |
| Balfour Beatty | · Apr 8, 2026 | — |
| KEB | · Apr 8, 2026 | — |
| Correios | · Apr 8, 2026 | — |
| EasTech | · Apr 8, 2026 | — |
| Idera - | · Apr 8, 2026 | — |
| RAKS Sp. z o.o. b Leaked | · Apr 2, 2026 | — |
| PC SOFT FRANCE - Leaked | · Apr 2, 2026 | — |
| PC SOFT FRANCE - Leaked data | · Mar 30, 2026 | — |
| Net Solace | · Mar 30, 2026 | — |
| Posiflex | · Mar 30, 2026 | — |
| Dronena | · Mar 30, 2026 | — |
| Siveco | · Mar 30, 2026 | — |
| Northcroft | · Mar 30, 2026 | — |
| Silver Peak | · Mar 30, 2026 | — |
| Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center | · Mar 30, 2026 | — |
| Nashua | · Mar 30, 2026 | — |
| Studiosus Reisen Munchen | · Mar 30, 2026 | — |
| Efficy - 43gb leaked | · Mar 30, 2026 | — |
| Verimatrix - 43gb Leaked | · Mar 30, 2026 | — |
| Propertyfinder / PropSpace CRM - In aucitioin place your bids now !!! | · Mar 30, 2026 | — |
| Genobank | · Mar 28, 2026 | — |
| Tecnocad Group | · Mar 19, 2026 | — |
| PC SOFT FRANCE | · Mar 19, 2026 | — |
| Onyx Graphics | · Mar 19, 2026 | — |
| Tecnocap Group | · Mar 19, 2026 | — |
| Verimatrix | · Mar 19, 2026 | — |
| Ariston | · Mar 19, 2026 | — |
| Petra Industries | · Mar 19, 2026 | — |
| Augenomics | · Mar 15, 2026 | — |
| nChroma Bio | · Mar 15, 2026 | — |
| Geno Bank | · Mar 15, 2026 | — |
| Neochromosome | · Mar 15, 2026 | — |
| Novogene | · Mar 15, 2026 | — |
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