{"id":555675,"date":"2026-08-17T18:50:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T17:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=555675"},"modified":"2026-08-17T13:46:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T12:46:05","slug":"bitcoin-purchases-halted-after-data-breach-puts-250000-crypto-users-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-purchases-halted-after-data-breach-puts-250000-crypto-users-at-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin purchases halted after data breach puts 250,000 crypto users at risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/is-the-more-important-2026-crypto-story-happening-in-non-us-jurisdictions-where-crypto-is-being-wired-into-banking-payments-local-currencies-and-regulatory-regimes\/\">Israel\u2019s largest regulated cryptocurrency<\/a> broker, Bits of Gold, is investigating a data breach that potentially exposed the personal information of up to 250,000 customers.<\/p>\n<p>While customer funds and digital assets remain secure, the incident prompted Israeli retail and energy giant Paz to temporarily halt <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoins-stall-around-63000-exposes-how-weak-its-buyers-have-become-amid-record-high-sp-500\/\">Bitcoin purchases<\/a> on its Yellow convenience store app.<\/p>\n<p>In an Aug. 16 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.bitsofgold.co.il\/security-update-august-26\/\">notice<\/a>, Bits of Gold confirmed that an unauthorized party accessed a supporting data-analysis system several days earlier. The firm is Israel\u2019s first licensed virtual asset service provider.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/is-the-more-important-2026-crypto-story-happening-in-non-us-jurisdictions-where-crypto-is-being-wired-into-banking-payments-local-currencies-and-regulatory-regimes\/\" class=\"cs-article-embed__link\">\n        <div class=\"cs-article-embed__body\">\n            <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span>\n            <h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Israel and Pakistan show crypto\u2019s next growth phase is likely to be outside the US<\/h3>\n        <\/div>\n        <span class=\"cs-article-embed__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <i class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-up-right\"><\/i>\n        <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The potentially exposed data includes names, national identity numbers, phone numbers, email and IP addresses, bank-account details and public <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/crypto-wallets\/\">crypto wallet<\/a> addresses.<\/p>\n<p>Account passwords and identification-document images were not exposed. Bits of Gold also said it does not hold customers\u2019 private keys, full card details or CVV codes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-555694\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-f9d34c2d-95eb-40d3-a68c-662d0b3ea7e9.png\" alt=\"Infographic summarizing potential Bits of Gold data exposure, the unconfirmed 250,000 ceiling, protected data and assets, Paz's Yellow feature freeze, and remaining unknowns.\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-f9d34c2d-95eb-40d3-a68c-662d0b3ea7e9.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-f9d34c2d-95eb-40d3-a68c-662d0b3ea7e9-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-f9d34c2d-95eb-40d3-a68c-662d0b3ea7e9-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-f9d34c2d-95eb-40d3-a68c-662d0b3ea7e9-768x1152.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This incident adds to a growing number of crypto-sector breaches in which attackers have gained access to customer information without directly compromising digital assets.<\/p>\n<p>In several recent cases, the exposed data has included names, email addresses, phone numbers, physical addresses and other identifying details that can be used to target customers outside the affected platform.<\/p>\n<p>That distinction limits the immediate risk of on-platform asset theft but can create longer-lasting security concerns.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/new-ledger-breach-didnt-steal-your-crypto-but-it-exposed-the-one-thing-that-leads-criminals-to-your-door\/\" class=\"cs-article-embed__link\">\n        <div class=\"cs-article-embed__body\">\n            <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span>\n            <h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Ledger customer data breached including info that leads violent criminals to your door<\/h3>\n        <\/div>\n        <span class=\"cs-article-embed__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <i class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-up-right\"><\/i>\n        <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>This is because personal and financial information can be used in phishing campaigns, impersonation attempts, and social-engineering attacks designed to convince users to reveal credentials, approve transfers, or surrender access to self-custodied crypto.<\/p>\n<h2>Paz partnership paused amid vulnerability probe<\/h2>\n<p>Following the disclosure, Paz suspended the Bits of Gold integration on its Yellow app, according to an Aug. 17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calcalistech.com\/ctechnews\/article\/p9vtcw5e6\">report<\/a> by CTech.<\/p>\n<p>Paz said it was not concerned that Yellow customer information had leaked because the two applications lack a direct interface. The broader commercial agreement between the firms remains in effect, while Bits of Gold\u2019s primary services continue to operate normally.<\/p>\n<p>CTech attributed the Bits of Gold's data breach to an active exploit, CVE-2026-72898, affecting self-hosted releases of Metabase, an analytics software provider. Bits of Gold has since blocked access to the affected system, disconnected it from its data sources, and retained a cybersecurity incident-response firm.<\/p>\n<p>The crypto-focused company also said it has notified relevant regulatory bodies, identified by Israeli media as the Capital Market Authority and the National Cyber Directorate.<\/p>\n<p>Customers were advised that no technical action, such as moving funds or crypto assets, was required.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coinbase-instructs-users-to-follow-the-same-foolish-steps-scammers-use-to-withdraw-funds-from-wallets\/\" class=\"cs-article-embed__link\">\n        <div class=\"cs-article-embed__body\">\n            <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span>\n            <h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Coinbase tells users to follow &#8216;foolish' steps scammers use to withdraw funds from wallets<\/h3>\n        <\/div>\n        <span class=\"cs-article-embed__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <i class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-up-right\"><\/i>\n        <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>However, because contact and financial information may have been exposed, users were urged to remain alert for phishing attempts, refuse unsolicited transfer requests, and never share verification codes, one-time passwords, or <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/private-keys-are-the-worst-design-in-crypto-and-its-costing-billions\/\">private keys.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The company has more than 250,000 customers, but it has not disclosed how many were affected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":720,"featured_media":555716,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,16041,6849],"tags":[81073],"prediction_market_topic":[],"post_folder":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.9 (Yoast SEO v21.9.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bitcoin purchases halted after data breach puts 250,000 crypto users at risk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Paz suspended Bitcoin purchases through its Yellow app as Bits of Gold investigates unauthorized access to an analytics system.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-purchases-halted-after-data-breach-puts-250000-crypto-users-at-risk\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bitcoin purchases halted after data breach puts 250,000 crypto users at risk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Paz suspended Bitcoin purchases through its Yellow app as Bits of Gold investigates unauthorized access to an analytics system.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-purchases-halted-after-data-breach-puts-250000-crypto-users-at-risk\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CryptoSlate\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-17T17:50:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-17T12:46:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bitcoin-kiosk-feature-freeze.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Oluwapelumi Adejumo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cryptoslate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cryptoslate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Oluwapelumi Adejumo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-purchases-halted-after-data-breach-puts-250000-crypto-users-at-risk\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-purchases-halted-after-data-breach-puts-250000-crypto-users-at-risk\/\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/oluwapelumi-adejumo\/#person\",\"name\":\"Oluwapelumi Adejumo\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/oluwapelumi-adejumo\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/oluwapelumi-adejumo\/\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/oluwapelumi-adejumo\/#authorimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/profile-photo-oluwapelumi-adejumo-300x300.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/profile-photo-oluwapelumi-adejumo-300x300.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Oluwapelumi Adejumo\"},\"jobTitle\":\"Senior Reporter\",\"description\":\"Oluwapelumi values Bitcoin's potential. He imparts insights on a range of topics like DeFi, hacks, mining and culture, underlining transformative power.\",\"worksFor\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/hardeyjumoh\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/oluwapelumi-adejumo\",\"https:\/\/muckrack.com\/oluwapelumi-adejumo\"]},\"headline\":\"Bitcoin purchases halted after data breach puts 250,000 crypto users at risk\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-17T17:50:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-17T17:50:43+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-purchases-halted-after-data-breach-puts-250000-crypto-users-at-risk\/\"},\"wordCount\":460,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"Bitcoin\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Exchanges\",\"Hacks\",\"Trading\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2026\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-purchases-halted-after-data-breach-puts-250000-crypto-users-at-risk\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-purchases-halted-after-data-breach-puts-250000-crypto-users-at-risk\/\",\"name\":\"Bitcoin purchases halted after data breach puts 250,000 crypto users at risk\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-17T17:50:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-17T17:50:43+00:00\",\"description\":\"Paz suspended Bitcoin purchases through its Yellow app as Bits of Gold investigates unauthorized access to an analytics system.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-purchases-halted-after-data-breach-puts-250000-crypto-users-at-risk\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-purchases-halted-after-data-breach-puts-250000-crypto-users-at-risk\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-purchases-halted-after-data-breach-puts-250000-crypto-users-at-risk\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Bitcoin purchases halted after data breach puts 250,000 crypto users at risk\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/\",\"name\":\"CryptoSlate\",\"description\":\"Cryptocurrency News and Real-time Coin Data\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"NewsMediaOrganization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"CryptoSlate\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/c-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/c-logo.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":1000,\"caption\":\"CryptoSlate\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.substack.com\",\"https:\/\/t.me\/cryptoslatenews\",\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/iq.wiki\/wiki\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKggKIiRDQklTRlFnTWFoRUtEMk55ZVhCMGIzTnNZWFJsTG1OdmJTZ0FQAQ\",\"https:\/\/muckrack.com\/media-outlet\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cryptoslatenews\"],\"publishingPrinciples\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#editorial-principles\",\"ownershipFundingInfo\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/how-cryptoslate-makes-and-spends-money\/\",\"correctionsPolicy\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#corrections-feedback\",\"ethicsPolicy\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#editorial-principles\",\"foundingDate\":\"2017-08-04\",\"founder\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Nate Whitehill\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Matthew Blancarte\"}],\"contactPoint\":[{\"@type\":\"ContactPoint\",\"contactType\":\"customer support\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/contact\/\",\"availableLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ContactPoint\",\"contactType\":\"sales\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/advertising\/\",\"availableLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ContactPoint\",\"contactType\":\"newsroom\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#corrections-feedback\",\"email\":\"tips@cryptoslate.com\",\"availableLanguage\":\"en-US\"}],\"masthead\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/about\/#masthead\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b333928a322ba4c082e8bb2ad0f14eb6\",\"name\":\"Oluwapelumi Adejumo\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/profile-photo-oluwapelumi-adejumo-150x150.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/profile-photo-oluwapelumi-adejumo-150x150.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Oluwapelumi Adejumo\"},\"description\":\"Oluwapelumi values Bitcoin's potential. He imparts insights on a range of topics like DeFi, hacks, mining and culture, underlining transformative power.\",\"jobTitle\":\"Reporter\",\"worksFor\":\"CryptoSlate\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/oluwapelumi-adejumo\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Bitcoin purchases halted after data breach puts 250,000 crypto users at risk","description":"Paz suspended Bitcoin purchases through its Yellow app as Bits of Gold investigates unauthorized access to an analytics system.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-purchases-halted-after-data-breach-puts-250000-crypto-users-at-risk\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Bitcoin purchases halted after data breach puts 250,000 crypto users at risk","og_description":"Paz suspended Bitcoin purchases through its Yellow app as Bits of Gold investigates unauthorized access to an analytics system.","og_url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-purchases-halted-after-data-breach-puts-250000-crypto-users-at-risk\/","og_site_name":"CryptoSlate","article_published_time":"2026-08-17T17:50:43+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-17T12:46:05+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bitcoin-kiosk-feature-freeze.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Oluwapelumi Adejumo","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@cryptoslate","twitter_site":"@cryptoslate","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Oluwapelumi Adejumo","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-purchases-halted-after-data-breach-puts-250000-crypto-users-at-risk\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-purchases-halted-after-data-breach-puts-250000-crypto-users-at-risk\/"},"author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/oluwapelumi-adejumo\/#person","name":"Oluwapelumi Adejumo","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/oluwapelumi-adejumo\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/oluwapelumi-adejumo\/"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/oluwapelumi-adejumo\/#authorimage","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/profile-photo-oluwapelumi-adejumo-300x300.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/profile-photo-oluwapelumi-adejumo-300x300.jpg","caption":"Oluwapelumi Adejumo"},"jobTitle":"Senior Reporter","description":"Oluwapelumi values Bitcoin's potential. He imparts insights on a range of topics like DeFi, hacks, mining and culture, underlining transformative power.","worksFor":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/hardeyjumoh","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/oluwapelumi-adejumo","https:\/\/muckrack.com\/oluwapelumi-adejumo"]},"headline":"Bitcoin purchases halted after data breach puts 250,000 crypto users at risk","datePublished":"2026-08-17T17:50:43+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-17T17:50:43+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-purchases-halted-after-data-breach-puts-250000-crypto-users-at-risk\/"},"wordCount":460,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization"},"keywords":["Bitcoin"],"articleSection":["Exchanges","Hacks","Trading"],"inLanguage":"en-US","copyrightYear":"2026","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-purchases-halted-after-data-breach-puts-250000-crypto-users-at-risk\/","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-purchases-halted-after-data-breach-puts-250000-crypto-users-at-risk\/","name":"Bitcoin purchases halted after data breach puts 250,000 crypto users at risk","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-08-17T17:50:43+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-17T17:50:43+00:00","description":"Paz suspended Bitcoin purchases through its Yellow app as Bits of Gold investigates unauthorized access to an analytics system.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-purchases-halted-after-data-breach-puts-250000-crypto-users-at-risk\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-purchases-halted-after-data-breach-puts-250000-crypto-users-at-risk\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-purchases-halted-after-data-breach-puts-250000-crypto-users-at-risk\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Bitcoin purchases halted after data breach puts 250,000 crypto users at risk"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/","name":"CryptoSlate","description":"Cryptocurrency News and Real-time Coin Data","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization","name":"CryptoSlate","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/c-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/c-logo.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000,"caption":"CryptoSlate"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/twitter.com\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/cryptoslate.substack.com","https:\/\/t.me\/cryptoslatenews","https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/iq.wiki\/wiki\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKggKIiRDQklTRlFnTWFoRUtEMk55ZVhCMGIzTnNZWFJsTG1OdmJTZ0FQAQ","https:\/\/muckrack.com\/media-outlet\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cryptoslatenews"],"publishingPrinciples":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#editorial-principles","ownershipFundingInfo":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/how-cryptoslate-makes-and-spends-money\/","correctionsPolicy":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#corrections-feedback","ethicsPolicy":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#editorial-principles","foundingDate":"2017-08-04","founder":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nate Whitehill"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Matthew Blancarte"}],"contactPoint":[{"@type":"ContactPoint","contactType":"customer support","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/contact\/","availableLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ContactPoint","contactType":"sales","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/advertising\/","availableLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ContactPoint","contactType":"newsroom","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#corrections-feedback","email":"tips@cryptoslate.com","availableLanguage":"en-US"}],"masthead":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/about\/#masthead"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b333928a322ba4c082e8bb2ad0f14eb6","name":"Oluwapelumi Adejumo","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/profile-photo-oluwapelumi-adejumo-150x150.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/profile-photo-oluwapelumi-adejumo-150x150.jpg","caption":"Oluwapelumi Adejumo"},"description":"Oluwapelumi values Bitcoin's potential. He imparts insights on a range of topics like DeFi, hacks, mining and culture, underlining transformative power.","jobTitle":"Reporter","worksFor":"CryptoSlate","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/oluwapelumi-adejumo\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555675"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/720"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=555675"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":555721,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555675\/revisions\/555721"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/555716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=555675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=555675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=555675"},{"taxonomy":"prediction_market_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prediction_market_topic?post=555675"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=555675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}