Bits of Gold probes breach potentially exposing data of up to 250,000 customers as Paz pauses Bitcoin buys
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Bits of Gold disclosed a breach potentially exposing personal and banking details for up to 250,000 users, heightening phishing and social-engineering risk despite no loss of funds or private keys. Israeli retailer Paz temporarily halted Bitcoin purchases via its Yellow app, signaling near-term friction in retail crypto onramps and renewed scrutiny of VASP operational security and third-party analytics stack vulnerabilities (Metabase CVE).
Impact level
● Medium
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▼ Bearish
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Israel’s largest regulated cryptocurrency broker, Bits of Gold, said a breach in a supporting data analysis system may have exposed personal information for up to 250,000 users. The potentially affected data includes names, national identity numbers, contact details, IP addresses, bank-account details and public crypto wallet addresses, while customer funds and digital assets were not compromised. Paz temporarily halted Bitcoin purchases via its Yellow convenience store app after the disclosure. Bits of Gold said the incident occurred several days earlier and it has opened an investigation.
