Israel crypto broker Bits of Gold probes customer data breach

Bits of Gold, Israel’s regulated crypto broker, is investigating a cyber incident that may have exposed customer identity and financial information after unauthorized access to a third-party system used for support and data analysis. Summary Bits of Gold said funds, crypto, passwords, ID scans and full card details remained unaffected. Potentially exposed data includes names, identification numbers, emails, phones, IP addresses and bank account details. Bits of Gold linked the incident to third-party software compromised during a wider global breach. Bits of Gold reports 300,000-plus customers and operates under Israeli financial regulation with license 56716. BILS received approval in April after a two-year sandbox and remains backed one-to-one by shekels. The company notified customers on Aug. 16 and said it had blocked the access, disconnected the affected system from its information sources and informed relevant authorities, Calcalist reported. The company said its review indicates “there may have been access to certain personal information,” including names, ID numbers, emails, phone numbers, IP addresses, bank account details and public crypto wallet addresses. It said digita...