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Trezor’s shipping partner leaked customer details. The device is not the leak.

ShipMonk told Trezor it had unauthorised access to order data. About 13,700 recent buyers were exposed. Hardware wallets and keys were not.EasyCryptoGuides · 13 Aug 2026, 15:00 UTC · 2 min read

Security

Coinbase’s contractor breach is an insider story, not a chain failure

In a 14 May 2025 filing, Coinbase said overseas support contractors stole account data and that it would not pay a $20 million ransom. Keys in cold storage were not the headline. Names were.EasyCryptoGuides · 14 May 2025, 21:00 UTC · 2 min read

Regulation

Samourai Wallet’s arrests are a legal theory about mixing as a service

On 24 April 2024 the US charged Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill over Samourai Wallet. Privacy software and a business that takes a fee are being argued in court, not on a mailing list.EasyCryptoGuides · 24 Apr 2024, 19:00 UTC · 1 min read

Security

Trezor’s support portal leak was a helpdesk, not the device

On 17 January 2024 Trezor said a support ticketing vendor had been accessed. Hardware wallets stayed intact. The inbox did not.EasyCryptoGuides · 17 Jan 2024, 20:00 UTC · 1 min read

Regulation

OFAC listed Tornado Cash. That is a sanctions list, not a code review.

Treasury said the service had laundered billions, including proceeds attributed to North Korean hackers. Compliance desks now have addresses to avoid. A protocol mailing list is not the SDN list.EasyCryptoGuides · 8 Aug 2022, 16:00 UTC · 2 min read

Security

Ledger’s shop dump was a mailing list, not the device

A million emails, plus a large slice of postal details. Hardware wallets stayed intact. Phishing and, later, worse mail, used the list. Cold storage does not encrypt the invoice.EasyCryptoGuides · 20 Dec 2020, 18:00 UTC · 1 min read