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,

Coinbase has been hit with at least six lawsuits after it disclosed that its support agents were bribed to share user data.

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