Israel’s Bits of Gold Suffers Data Breach Affecting 200,000 Customers

Bits Of Gold Breach Exposes Customer Personal Data

A data breach at a supporting analytics system has exposed the gap between custody security and customer-data security at crypto companies. Israeli broker Bits of Gold said unauthorized access may have revealed identity, banking, contact, and public wallet information even though customer funds and private keys were not involved. In an August 16 security notice, the company said it detected access to a data-analysis system during a broader cyber…

Israel’s Bits of Gold Suffers Data Breach Affecting 200,000 Customers

Israeli crypto brokerage Bits of Gold has disclosed a data breach that potentially exposed personal information belonging to around 200,000 customers. The company said a hacker accessed a third-party data analytics system containing names, national identification numbers, contact details, bank information, IP addresses and public wallet addresses. Bits of Gold said there is no indication that customer funds, private keys, passwords, CVV codes or…