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Oct 26, 2026

Keystone halts sales after hackers steal device authentication key

Hardware wallet maker Keystone suspended web orders and announced plans to destroy 18,835 devices after attackers obtained the factory key used to verify device authenticity in a website breach.

Oct 26, 2026·2 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪Keystone reduced its customer data retention policy from 180 days to 90 days following the October 20, 2026 breach
  • ▪Keystone attributed the retention of exposed customer data to a failure in its automated bulk-erasure tool, which failed to execute data deletion beyond its 180-day retention policy
  • ▪Hardware wallet manufacturers Trezor and SafePal both disclosed customer data security breaches in August 2026

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