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Indian man stole $37 million in crypto using fake Coinbase Pro site

ID: a79210b5-ca0a-5849-8771-17b02e550a29

STIX ID: report--a79210b5-ca0a-5849-8771-17b02e550a29

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2024-05-25

Date Updated: 2026-04-20

Author: Bill Toulas

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An Indian national, Chirag Tomar, pleaded guilty to a wire fraud conspiracy after operating a phishing scheme that used a spoofed coinbasepro.com website and social-engineering (fake support calls and remote desktop access) to steal Coinbase credentials and 2FA codes, resulting in over $37 million in cryptocurrency theft; stolen funds were moved through many wallets, converted, and spent on luxury items.

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