WORLDTECH NEWS Global technology intelligence.Contact
Cybersecurity SINGLE SOURCE

Keystone Hardware Wallet Maker Reports Website Breach Exposing Customer Data

A customer examines a sleek robotic vacuum cleaner in a modern store.
Illustrative photo.Photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels

Keystone, a hardware-wallet maker, says a breach of its website exposed customer data. The company states that it has blocked access and fixed the vulnerability involved, according to a report by The Defiant.

What the company says was not exposed

According to the company, the incident did not expose payment details, recovery phrases or private keys.

The account rests on the company's own statements as relayed by The Defiant, which is the only outlet reporting these details.

Wider concern over customer data in crypto

The case, as the report frames it, underlines how customer data across the crypto industry remains vulnerable, and it points to the need for providers to strengthen their security measures.

Open questions

  • How many customers had their data exposed in the breach?

Key facts

  • Keystone, a hardware-wallet maker, reports that a website breach exposed customer data.
  • The company says it blocked access and fixed the vulnerability.
  • According to the company, payment details, recovery phrases and private keys were not exposed.

Sources & evidence