Coinbase has said the hack involved criminals bribing employees and contractors in India to obtain client data.A representative for the Justice Department declined to comment.Coinbase brought the incident to the attention of authorities and the company itself is not under DOJ investigation,

DOJ launches an investigation into Coinbase data breach involving bribery, social engineering, and $20M ransom demand by hackers.

TechStory The U.S. Justice Department has initiated a criminal inquiry into a recent data breach in Coinbase Global