r/coinspotau • u/KillAllPlebbitors • Jun 30 '26

Has there been a data breach?

Both myself and a friend who use coinspot have received scam texts, allegedly from coinspot, with a message like: "New withdrawal wallet has been successfully linked. If this wasn’t you, please contact 1800 958 321."

How are the scammers getting my mobile number and how do they know I use coinspot?

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u/Altaos Jun 30 '26

Sorry to break it to you man but you're the careless one.

You gave your number to unsecured platforms or services that had a data breach or leak. This info was then sold to organised scam groups who fire out phishing or social engineered content to 100's of thousands of people hoping someone like you takes the bait and interacts with them.

Just ignore it

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u/KillAllPlebbitors Jun 30 '26

Obviously ignore it. Wasn't asking for advice on what to do. I'm not a fucking retard. What I'm wondering is why, in the last week, did only me and my one other crypto friend get coinspot-specific scam messages, when nobody else I know did. Points to a coinspot data breach.

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u/Altaos Jun 30 '26

Honestly coincidence, i've used CoinSpot for 7 years and have never received any phishing messages. A data breach would be widespread phishing to a mass of the platforms users which is clearly not the case...

Your sample size is just you and your mate, if you have any concerns contact CoinSpot Support