Bitcoin purchases halted after data breach puts 250,000 crypto users at risk
Bits of Gold, Israel’s largest regulated crypto broker, is investigating a breach that may have exposed personal data of up to 250,000 customers. Customer funds and crypto assets were not compromised, and passwords, ID images, private keys, full card details, and CVV codes were not exposed. The leaked data may include names, national ID numbers, phone numbers, email and IP addresses, bank-account details, and public wallet addresses. The breach appears to have hit a supporting analytics system, not the core trading platform. Paz temporarily suspended Bitcoin purchases through its Yellow app after the disclosure, though the broader partnership remains active. Bits of Gold said it isolated the affected system, hired an incident-response firm, and notified regulators. Customers were told no asset-moving action is needed, but to watch for phishing, impersonation, and social-engineering attempts.
