Israel’s largest crypto broker Bits of Gold hit by data breach affecting 200,000 customers

Funds and digital assets were not touched, but names, bank account details, and national ID numbers may have been exposed in what the company says was a wider global attack.Hackers have carried out data breaches affecting three crypto industry firms and over 230,000 users within the last week. (Kevin Horvat on Unsplash)Cryptocurrency broker Bits of Gold said hackers accessed personal data for about 200,000 customers via a breach at a third-party data analytics provider.The stolen information includes names, national ID numbers, emails, phone numbers, IP addresses, bank account details and public wallet addresses, but not funds, passwords, private keys or scanned IDs.The incident is part of a broader wave of crypto-related data breaches, following recent exposures at SafePal and Trezor linked to compromises at their external vendors.Cryptocurrency broker Bits of Gold said personal data belonging to roughly 200,000 customers was stolen by hackers, the company reported.The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company reported the security breach on Sunday, saying a hacker gained unauthorized access to a third-party data analytics network and,gained access to customers’ names, national ID numbers, emails, phone numbers, IP addresses, bank account details, and public wallet addresses.“Upon detection of the incident, we blocked access and disconnected the system from the information sources, so this access ended,” the company stated.Bits of Gold said no funds, private keys, passwords, CVV codes, or scanned ID documents were exposed. The broker said its initial findings indicate the attack was part of a broader global incident that hit other companies simultaneously.It is the third data breach reported within the crypto industry in the last week. Data from nearly 40,000 SafePal users was stolen on Sunday after a third-party vendor suffered a security breach. In a similar attack, personal data from almost 14,000 Trezor wallet customers was exposed on August 13 after its fulfillment partner, ShipMonk, was compromised.“Our security team has begun a comprehensive investigation of the incident, with the assistance of a company specializing in cyber incident investigation and response,” Bits of Gold added. “It is important to emphasize: your digital assets and funds are safe and were not involved in the incident.”Bits of Gold, founded in 2013 was the first crypto company in Israel to receive a permanent Financial Services Provider license. CEO Youval Rouach leads the company, which has more than 250,000 customers and holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.Bits of Gold told customers it would never ask for passwords, verification codes, private keys, or fund transfers.12345678910Building the Zcash Machine: Tachyon and Quantum ReadinessBuilding the Zcash Machine: Tachyon and Quantum ReadinessZcash’s Tachyon upgrade aims to scale shielded payments, improve quantum readiness, and test whether its funding, security, and governance can hold.Zcash’s Tachyon upgrade aims to scale shielded payments, improve quantum readiness, and test whether its funding, security, and governance can hold.Why it matters:Zcash’s Tachyon upgrade aims to scale shielded payments, improve quantum readiness, and test whether its funding, security, and governance can hold.View Full Report