Keystone Hardware Wallets Compromised: 18,835 Devices to Be Destroyed Following Verification Key Breach

A hacker obtained the verification key for Keystone hardware wallets, enabling the creation of counterfeit devices that could compromise user funds. The company is destroying 18,835 devices as a precaution, though no cryptocurrency was reported stolen.

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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