Bits of Gold Breach Leaks 200,000 Customers' Data; Funds Safe

Bits of Gold confirmed a data breach that exposed personal information belonging to roughly 200,000 customers. The attacker gained access through a third-party analytics network, the Israeli crypto broker said. Bits of Gold said the intrusion did not affect digital assets or account security, and that the attack originated outside its own infrastructure.

The stolen records include names, national ID numbers, email addresses, phone numbers, IP addresses, bank account details and public wallet addresses. No funds, private keys, passwords, CVV codes or scanned ID documents were taken, the company said.

Bits of Gold said it acted quickly after detecting the intrusion, blocking access and disconnecting the compromised system from its information sources. A specialized cyber incident response firm is helping with the investigation. Bits of Gold said the investigation aims to determine how the breach occurred and what steps are needed to avoid a repeat. Initial findings suggest the attack was part of a broader global event that hit multiple companies at the same time. The company has not said when the breach occurred or how long the attacker was inside.

The breach is the third major crypto-related data exposure reported in the past week. SafePal said nearly 40,000 of its users were affected by a similar third-party vendor breach. Trezor reported that almost 14,000 customers had personal data exposed after ShipMonk, a fulfillment partner, was compromised. In each case, the compromised data was held by an outside vendor rather than on the platform's own systems, the companies said.