Coinkite Temporarily Changes Data Handling Policy Following Coldcard Hack Incident

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Coinkite, the provider of the Coldcard Bitcoin wallet, has temporarily changed its data handling policy in connection with an asset leak incident disclosed on July 30. In an announcement on August 7, the company explained that while it normally automatically deletes user information other than email address and country of residence after 120 days, it has suspended this process due to legal obligations arising from the security incident and will retain data beyond email address and country of residence until its next report. While emphasizing that the stored data is securely managed and will not be used for purposes other than legal obligations, the company is calling on users who prefer the existing rules to contact them via email to opt out of the current policy. Additionally, according to a Bloomberg report, the company is focused on supporting affected users and declined to comment on the damage estimate of 1,719 Bitcoin, or roughly 176 billion yen, calculated by Galaxy Research, citing privacy protection. It also revealed that it had discovered many bugs using the latest AI models in an ecosystem security audit.

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Coinkite faces legal obligations and data retention changes due to security incident, potentially harming user trust.

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