Producer of bitcoin hardware company KeepKey is offering a 30 bitcoin ( $ 27,540 ) reward for information leading to the arrest of a hacker who stole personal data of its owner , Darin Stanchfield , to ransom for the same amount . The hacker told the company Stanchfield 's stolen data would be stolen , the ransom kept secret and his whereabouts 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 email account , Stanchfield 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.