The large-scale extortion scheme targeting Coinbase customers has affected close to 70,000 individuals, according to a new official document from the US-based cryptocurrency exchange. Following its disclosure of the breach on May 15, Coinbase filed a data breach notification to the Office of Maine's Attorney General on May 21.

Coinbase, one of the most-used and well-known crypto exchanges, revealed today that 69,461 people had been affected in the breach. That's according to an official filing with Maine's attorney general, which is required by law in the state. (For the curious Mainers out there, "approximately 217" people in the state were affected.)

Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange with over 100 million customers, revealed that a recent data breach in which cybercriminals stole customer and corporate data affected 69,461 individuals