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Keystone to Destroy 18,835 Hardware Wallets After Hackers Steal Device Verification Key

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Published by the source: Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:16:00 +0530

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An attacker who gained access to Keystone's website obtained the key that its hardware wallets use to prove they are genuine, the company said in a statement on October 26. Someone with that key could build counterfeit devices that pass the online check owners use to verify a Keystone. A buyer who trusted a counterfeit could have their crypto stolen, but the incident did not involve

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