Crypto wallet maker Keystone to destroy almost 19,000 devices after security breach

Hardware wallet maker Keystone is taking drastic measures by destroying nearly 19,000 devices in response to a recent security lapse. The breach successfully exposed the personal records of 25,964 buyers, compromising data that should have been permanently deleted. Company investigations revealed that some records were retained past Keystone's mandated 180-day deletion policy because an automated compliance tool failed silently. Management admitted that the technical glitch went completely unnoticed by internal teams until the security vulnerability was identified. This incident highlights ongoing operational and data management risks within hardware wallet supply chains. Users and industry watchdogs have expressed concern over consumer data handling practices among crypto security hardware vendors.