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Israel’s largest crypto broker Bits of Gold hit by data breach affecting 200,000 customers
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Cryptocurrency broker Bits of Gold said personal data belonging to roughly 200,000 customers was stolen by hackers, the company reported.
Key facts
- 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
- Bits of Gold, founded in 2013 was the first crypto company in Israel to receive a permanent Financial Services Provider license
- 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
Summary
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. 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.