Hackers hit a Bits of Gold vendor and swept up 200000 Israeli crypto customers

An outside software vendor of Israeli crypto broker Bits of Gold was breached, exposing personal data of 200,000 customers including names, national IDs, emails, and wallet addresses. Though no funds or passwords were stolen, this incident highlights vulnerabilities in vendor and peripheral software security beyond core crypto asset protection.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 3 sources have reported it between 16 Aug 2026 and 17 Aug 2026.