{
  "id": 1311687,
  "title": "Wallet provider SafePal says data breach exposed personal info of nearly 40,000 customers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/wallet-provider-safepal-says-data-breach-exposed-personal-info-of",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-16T17:18:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Block",
    "slug": "the-block",
    "url": "https://www.theblock.co/news/business/2026-08-16-wallet-provider-safepal-says-data-breach-exposed-personal-info-of-nearly-40000-customers-411934"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Crypto hardware wallet provider SafePal has disclosed a security incident that exposed the personal information of nearly 40,000 customers. According to CoinDesk, the breach included names, physical addresses, and contact details, putting affected users at risk of phishing and impersonation attempts. However, the breach did not compromise any cryptocurrency funds, passwords, or private wallet keys.\n\nThe incident was caused by an \"authorization flaw\" in a plug-in used to track customer orders, which allowed attackers to see other customers' orders. This flaw likely enabled attackers to access sensitive information, including names, physical addresses, and contact details of 39,798 customers.\n\nCustomers had reported being targeted by phishing attempts as early as July, and SafePal said it recently found the root cause of the breach. The company provides physical hardware wallets and software applications designed to help investors safely store and manage their digital assets.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "title": "Crypto wallet SafePal reveals a data breach exposing nearly 40,000 customers' order info",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/crypto-wallet-safepal-reveals-a-data-breach-exposing-nearly-40-000",
        "published": "2026-08-16T14:02:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}