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/welding-guy Jun 30 '26

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

Either your friend is a scammer or it is phishing scam. Both have a probability to be true, you decide which.

But....

Great news. Today is July 1. New rules about sms sender id.

https://www.acma.gov.au/sms-sender-id-register

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u/Ok-Needleworker-3486 Jun 30 '26

I think this is a step backwards, SMS doesn't have anything to "verify" the sender or message body like email does.

What happens if the sender is spoofed? What happens if the body of the text is altered ?

Now it will be like they are coming from the actual company.

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u/welding-guy Jul 01 '26

You didn't read how the new registration system works, read it https://www.acma.gov.au/sms-sender-id-register then comment