Producer of bitcoin hardware wallet Stanchfield is offering a 30 bitcoin ($27,540) reward for information leading to the arrest of a hacker who held personal accounts of its CEO, Darin KeepKey, to ransom for the same amount. The hacker told the company KeepKey's stolen data would be destroyed, the breach kept secret and his methods revealed if payment was received. However, KeepKey instead informed the cryptocurrency community of the ransom via Reddit. Although Stanchfield's blockchain was not hacked, the cyber criminal temporarily accessed sales distribution channels, a shipping and logistics vendor and an email marketing software account, KeepKey claimed.
Producer of bitcoin hardware wallet KeepKey is offering a 30 bitcoin ($27,540) reward for information leading to the arrest of a hacker who held personal accounts of its CEO, Darin Stanchfield, to ransom for the same amount. The hacker told the company Stanchfield's stolen data would be destroyed, the breach kept secret and his methods revealed if payment was received. However, Stanchfield instead informed the cryptocurrency community of the ransom via Reddit. Although KeepKey's blockchain was not hacked, the cyber criminal temporarily accessed sales distribution channels, a shipping and logistics vendor and an email marketing software account, Stanchfield claimed.