Status updates | Cheap Keys Incidents and maintenance reported on status page for Cheap Keys https://status.cheapkeys.cc/ https://d1lppblt9t2x15.cloudfront.net/logos/b19cc3ae9715efee73dc9f8dedb79cef.jpeg Status updates | Cheap Keys https://status.cheapkeys.cc/ en Maintenance: Virtual Machine Planned Maintenance https://status.cheapkeys.cc/maintenance/872630 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:46:02 -0000 https://status.cheapkeys.cc/incident/872630#aaf1ca07c1638b82bb7976f0e2f6272bd88fdcae395f52dc9be34698519e6828 Maintenance Our Virtual Machine Provider Team will be performing scheduled maintenance on our infrastructure. During the maintenance window, CheapKeys is expected to be unavailable for approximately 20 minutes, though it may take longer if something unexpected occurs. Maintenance: 📦 Mystery Box Update! https://status.cheapkeys.cc/maintenance/819684 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 05:21:20 -0000 https://status.cheapkeys.cc/incident/819684#608bcbaf581059f9d8c56212262a1d6730e7452bfb6cb500a31f1dcdbae4f3ed Maintenance ### What’s New? * **Mystery Boxes:** Feeling lucky? Grab a box for a chance to score a **premium license key** with a significantly longer duration than our standard offerings. * **Store Optimization:** We're cleaning up the back-end to make your shopping experience smoother. > **Estimated Downtime:** ~2 Hours Thanks for your patience Maintenance: Scheduled Maintenance — Exciting Updates Incoming! https://status.cheapkeys.cc/maintenance/804729 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 01:30:29 -0000 https://status.cheapkeys.cc/incident/804729#abfd8a6510a1fbc632f39951fbd1d7cfd241d12fb47ce72e6b879d18dbe0c648 Maintenance We’re performing scheduled maintenance to roll out some big updates: - **Creator Program Upgrade:** Creators now have both a code and a custom link. Commissions are increased to **30%**, and discounts from creator links are automatically saved for every checkout. - **Translations Added:** The site now supports multiple languages! Translations are powered by Google Translate and may not be perfect. Feedback is welcome. - **Other Improvements:** - New home and product page components explaining our loyalty program. - Region picker added for automatic language and currency updates. - Relaxed security checks: only VPNs and hardcore ad blockers are restricted. We appreciate your patience while we make these improvements! Maintenance: Website Maintenance https://status.cheapkeys.cc/maintenance/803240 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:56:06 -0000 https://status.cheapkeys.cc/incident/803240#15294596dd2c4d0b15c52290bed5d2f27ca55f1bccd72f5fb067c22e50dfb9c0 Maintenance We'll be down temporarily to update a few things on the website. (Mainly quality of life updates) Maintenance: Payment Processor Scheduled Maintenance https://status.cheapkeys.cc/maintenance/800327 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 23:16:12 -0000 https://status.cheapkeys.cc/incident/800327#5e72253b1678e4eace6d83c9ef6ab666796463281513db001c570cf11d5b5038 Maintenance SellAuth will be temporarily unavailable to receive a new platform update. The expected downtime will be 20-30 minutes. Maintenance: Security Update https://status.cheapkeys.cc/maintenance/799754 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:53:25 -0000 https://status.cheapkeys.cc/incident/799754#acba50add1f1ca35d1db8ce2d527da4a06f21fa8f60c24c1952867db106cfed7 Maintenance Cheap Keys will be down for scheduled maintenance. For security purposes, we cannot disclose the nature of this new security update. Maintenance: Payment Processor Scheduled Maintenance https://status.cheapkeys.cc/maintenance/798844 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:15:02 -0000 https://status.cheapkeys.cc/incident/798844#ce2a824d49cefb1dad4cccdee30056a74fdd547ac29b7d117a59c76c0f1dd754 Maintenance Our third party payment processor will be unavailable due to maintenance. Estimated duration is 10 to 15 minutes. Maintenance: Security & Features Update https://status.cheapkeys.cc/maintenance/798546 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 05:37:33 -0000 https://status.cheapkeys.cc/incident/798546#f4aed68abd6de782c5ac79dd9656cea58dd9332e262e725b61ebf491685fb8ca Maintenance Site will be going offline temporarily to test new security updates that require testing on production. Expected down time is no more than a few hours. Maintenance: Basic Security Update https://status.cheapkeys.cc/maintenance/792125 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:10:00 -0000 https://status.cheapkeys.cc/incident/792125#0c5ccefd9a6d61f35ad95cad2367683e4c1aee4d67f2ec04b790a0d9156a8b55 Maintenance We are introducing a captcha to the checkout to prevent bots along with many other security updates to prevent fraudulent purchases. Maintenance: Database Maintenance https://status.cheapkeys.cc/maintenance/787987 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 22:00:16 -0000 https://status.cheapkeys.cc/incident/787987#6067366948d0ed26dab269df29cd028dd8437044aedd5377553f3ed5a87f391e Maintenance The entire site will be offline because a part of the database was incorrectly configured and is causing errors during checkout. Expected downtime is approximately 1 hour. Third-Party Payment Processor Security Breach https://status.cheapkeys.cc/incident/787991 Sun, 14 Dec 2025 19:39:00 -0000 https://status.cheapkeys.cc/incident/787991#66571486b2a7baa3d1079398d4b05dc5884035a3245565dfcd706707764fd4c7 Incident Crypto payments are now fully updated and have a new payout system. All crypto payments will be immediately delivered to each store's self-owned wallet. SellAuth will no longer provide wallets for its clients, which will prevent this issue from happening again if, in the unlikely event that an attacker were to gain RCE again. Third-Party Payment Processor Security Breach https://status.cheapkeys.cc/incident/787991 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 04:20:00 -0000 https://status.cheapkeys.cc/incident/787991#aca0d128c5025629e3d20429c53c5c1130db12628ae0ca1d78278a63e4d41806 Incident Crypto payments and image uploading are back. Every shop has a new temporary wallet while the team focuses on reworking the way crypto payments are handled. Third-Party Payment Processor Security Breach https://status.cheapkeys.cc/incident/787991 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:30:00 -0000 https://status.cheapkeys.cc/incident/787991#017b72141b145c3df84cd05de292f7b607d152ca3b5cde3fcd6b111673e5a9d0 Incident SellAuth has finished migrating its servers to a new VPS and has decided not to use Next.js for its checkout page due to the RCE vulnerability. However, crypto payments will continue to be unavailable until their team finishes implementing more security around that type of payment. Image uploading is also offline temporarily. Maintenance: Mandatory Security Maintenance https://status.cheapkeys.cc/maintenance/787984 Sun, 07 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0000 https://status.cheapkeys.cc/incident/787984#ae29ee80a96efbaa159bee02cf38cfbd025262b34b13c461631efc0989830284 Maintenance The entire site will be unavailable to all users due to the recent React RCE vulnerability that has affected millions of websites worldwide. All dependencies will be upgraded to their latest safe versions, and deprecated/unsafe code paths will be patched. Downtime is expected to be around 2 hours. Third-Party Payment Processor Security Breach https://status.cheapkeys.cc/incident/787991 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 23:41:00 -0000 https://status.cheapkeys.cc/incident/787991#3ee8ad2834c3876da95f9778959c845f9a06f03f3000a3122d6b9d3eac18c265 Incident Our third-party payment processor has suffered a massive security breach caused by the recent React RCE vulnerability. The attacker used this vulnerability to infiltrate the server and paid out 5% of their client's crypto wallets before they could shut down the crypto nodes and website.