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Sep 14, 2026

Swiss Bitcoin Pay shuts down servers after data breach exposes customer information

Swiss Bitcoin Pay, a non-custodial bitcoin payment processor based in Neuchâtel, shut down its entire server infrastructure on Monday after discovering a malicious intruder had gained access to its internal systems. The company warned that customer email addresses, Bitcoin addresses, IBANs, transaction history, and hashed passwords may have been compromised.

Sep 14, 2026·4 sources
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  • ▪Swiss Bitcoin Pay operates as a non-custodial payment gateway that allows businesses to accept Bitcoin payments directly from customers using on-chain transactions and the Lightning Network.
  • ▪Crypto wallet provider SafePal announced a data breach that exposed the order information, names, addresses, and purchase data of approximately 39,798 customers.
  • ▪The combination of customer email addresses, Bitcoin addresses, bank IBANs, transaction histories, and hashed passwords can be used by malicious actors to construct highly tailored phishing attacks.

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