Bits of Gold Investigates Data Breach via Third-Party Software

The broker, which holds financial services license 56716, alerted its user base on August 16 after discovering that external software used for data analysis had been compromised in a global cyber event. The breach potentially exposed names, email addresses, phone numbers, ID numbers, IP addresses, bank account details, and public crypto wallet addresses. Despite circulating reports suggesting 200,000 customers were affected, the company has not verified this specific figure, noting only that it serves over 300,000 clients in total.

Bits of Gold has disconnected the compromised system and engaged a specialized incident response team to conduct a forensic audit. The company explicitly warned users to remain vigilant against phishing attempts, as the exposed data could be leveraged by bad actors to impersonate financial institutions. Customers are advised to ignore unsolicited requests for passwords, verification codes, or private keys. The breach follows a period of regulatory expansion for the firm, which received approval for its BILS shekel-pegged stablecoin earlier this year after completing a two-year sandbox program.