Bitcoin Security

Keystone says a third party took customer addresses from its website

Keystone, the hardware wallet maker, says a third party took customers' names, contact details, shipping addresses and order details from its website. It says recovery phrases, private keys and payment details were not exposed, and warns that scammers may now pose as the company.

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Hardware wallet maker Keystone says a third party took customers' names, addresses and orders from its website, and warns of impostor calls and letters.

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CoinPrice24h7 daysMarket capLatest coverage
BitcoinBTC $80,567.48 0.23% down 0.92% down $1.61T Bitcoin dips below $80,000 as longs lose $404M. It ends near $80,400
EthereumETH $2,351.60 1.09% down 2.35% down $288B Arthur Hayes says Maelstrom sold its directional book; trackers count up to $26 million
SolanaSOL $101.90 0.43% down 1.44% down $55.4B Chain Check 24 Oct: Alpenglow goes live, Starknet’s vote passes, Initia halts
XRPXRP $1.30 0.98% up 0.70% up $77.8B XRP Ledger’s PaymentBurn fix loses validator majority two days before switching on; new date 4 Nov
Binance CoinBNB $745.19 0.87% up 4.24% up $104B Coin Levels 9 Oct: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, HYPE, DOGE, ADA
Total crypto market$2.66T0.67% down
Traded in 24 hours$80.2B
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Bitcoin 60.7%Ether 10.9%Others 28.5%

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