Coinbase has been sued by a surgeon in Indiana who claims hackers were able to steal almost $350,000 in cryptocurrencies thanks to inadequate safety measures implemented by the crypto exchange. More concerning, Coinbase allegedly accepted payments from the hackers to settle the surgeon’s outstanding loans.

Doctor Ricardo Vasquez, a vascular surgeon operating in Bloomington, Indiana, filed the lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court last week. Coinbase is being sued for breach of contract, breach of the covenent of good faith and fair dealing, negligence, bailment, and unfair competition.

인디애나주 블루밍턴에서 혈관외과 의사인 리카르도 바스케스(Ricardo Vasquez) 박사는 지난주 샌프란시스코 고등법원에 소송을 제기했다. 코인베이스는 계약 위반, 선의 및 공정 거래 계약 위반, 과실, 보석금 및 불공정 경쟁 혐의로 고소당하고 있습니다.

“Despite repeated promises of advanced security technologies and ‘bank-level’ controls, Coinbase allowed hackers to evade all security measures and empty the account of Ricardo Vasquez without raising any red flags or alerts,” the lawsuit claims. The surgeon alleged that password reset delays, device verification, and two-factor authentication weren’t enough to prevent the hackers, nor did Coinbase alert him in time.

According to the San Francisco Standard, the hackers converted his holdings into ether and made 217 transfers.

샌프란시스코 스탠다드(San Francisco Standard)에 따르면 해커들은 그의 보유 자산을 이더로 전환해 217건을 이체했다.

During the time of the hack, Vasquez had an outstanding loan to Coinbase for $40,000. Instead of serving as a deterrent, the hackers were willing to pay off his debts in order to drain the account. According to Vasquez, this points to Coinbase securing its own interests before the welfare of its clients.

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“Coinbase engaged with, required, and accepted payments from the hackers before allowing them to transfer assets out of the account,” the complaint stated. “In short, Coinbase implemented controls to protect itself while ignoring risks to its own customers.”

The surgeon claimed that Coinbase customer service was unhelpful. Apart from failing to raise red flags, it was nearly impossible to reach the company — when he did, he was met with automated voice messages and employees hanging up on him. Vasquez claimed that it took weeks to get an understanding of what occurred from someone working at Coinbase.

외과 의사는 Coinbase 고객 서비스가 도움이 되지 않는다고 주장했습니다. 위험 신호를 제기하지 못한 것 외에도 회사에 연락하는 것은 거의 불가능했습니다. 회사에 연락했을 때 자동 음성 메시지를 받았고 직원들이 그에게 전화를 끊었습니다. Vasquez는 Coinbase에서 일하는 누군가로부터 무슨 일이 일어났는지 이해하는 데 몇 주가 걸렸다고 주장했습니다.

The crypto exchange, based in Delaware and headquartered in San Francisco, has been asked to compensate Vasquez for $348,407 — the amount the surgeon has lost to the Coinbase hackers — as well as fees to cover interest and legal costs.

델라웨어에 본사를 두고 샌프란시스코에 본사를 둔 암호화폐 거래소는 바스케스에게 348,407달러(코인베이스 해커에게 잃은 금액)와 이자 및 법적 비용을 충당하기 위한 수수료를 보상하라는 요청을 받았습니다.

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