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PSA: Don't use a VPN to access Coinbase. 

Attackers always use VPN's, so our risk models take that as a negative sign even if you're legitimately using your own account.

Scott Shapiro 🛡 shapiro.eth

This ain't it https://x.com/scottshapiro/status/1863691538661883925

Pragmatism (Security) at OP Labs.
Prev: ConsenSys & Coinbase.

Attribs: Friendly, curious, introverted, mid-witted.
Chans: /eth-security /maurelian /stoicism




“Criminals use crypto, so we can’t sell crypto to people who want to buy crypto. Sorry.”

Attackers also use computers 

Don’t use computers!!!

I’m in some kind of eternal security hold with Gemini and the only thing I can think triggered it was they didn’t like my VPN. Once when logging in I turned off the VPN (to escape endless Captchas) which may have looked like 2 IPs tag teaming the login. IDK but after that they wouldn’t let me withdraw crypto.

In my region for it to work I’ve got to use vpn
So I hardly use it

I think they are afraid of getting hit with the same thing polymarket got but that shouldn't be a problem in a few weeks