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Demo Custody confirms a data breach

No funds are reported missing, but exposed contact details make targeted phishing more likely.

Watch for phishingConfirmedSecurityAlert2 Sep 2026

What to do now

  1. Treat any contact about your account as suspicious.
  2. Turn on the strongest sign-in protection available.
  3. Never give your seed phrase or sign-in codes to anyone.

Are you affected?

You may be affected if you were a customer. Expect convincing emails, texts and calls that use your real details.

Ignore messages offering a fix, a refund or a recovery service. Never share your seed phrase or private key.

Confirmed

  • The company confirmed that names, emails and phone numbers were exposed.

Claimed

  • A seller online says the file holds more records than the company has stated.

Unknown

  • How many customers are affected.

What happened

The company disclosed the breach after a sample of records appeared online.

Update log

5 Sep 2026, 11:50 UTC: Latest update to this sample report.

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Sources

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Disclosures

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