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

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 exposedon 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.