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Keystone says website breach exposed hardware wallet buyers’ addresses

Keystone disclosed that a breach of its website exposed the shipping addresses of hardware wallet buyers, prompting a security researcher to warn that the leaked details could expose crypto holders to targeted scams and physical attacks. The company confirmed the exposure but did not say how many customers were affected or when the breach occurred.

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The leak matters less for what was taken than for what it enables: shipping addresses tie known hardware wallet buyers to physical locations, turning an ordinary data breach into a personal-safety problem that phishing alone does not capture. Keystone's silence on scale and timing leaves customers unable to judge their own exposure, which is itself a trust issue for a firm whose product is security. The open question is whether Keystone publishes a fuller account of the breach and whether other hardware vendors treat customer address data as a liability rather than a routine record.

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