{"id":51107,"date":"2026-09-15T09:40:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T09:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=51107"},"modified":"2026-09-15T09:40:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T09:40:06","slug":"swiss-bitcoin-payment-platform-takes-servers-offline-after-suspected-internal-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=51107","title":{"rendered":"Swiss Bitcoin Payment Platform Takes Servers Offline After Suspected Internal Breach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bitcoin-hit-top-cycle.jpg?resize=1024,600\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Swiss Bitcoin (<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/currencies\/bitcoin\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BTC<\/a>) payment firm has taken its servers offline as a precaution after a malicious user likely reached internal systems and may have seen customer data.<\/p>\n<p>Neuch\u00e2tel-based Swiss Bitcoin Pay, which processes on-chain and Lightning payments for merchants, shut the platform down while it investigates.<\/p>\n<p>In an X post, the company <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SwissBitcoinPay\/status\/2099473448162488618\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">says<\/a> attackers may have accessed customer email addresses, Bitcoin addresses and IBANs, transaction history, and hashed passwords, and that it is not yet clear whether anything else was reached.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cA malicious user has likely gained access to Swiss Bitcoin Pay\u2019s internal systems. As a precaution, we are temporarily shutting down our servers while we investigate and secure our infrastructure\u2026 User funds are safe, and any amounts owed to users will be fully returned.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The firm says that any payments on its platform go straight to merchants\u2019 wallets, and that any amounts owed will be returned in full.<\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear when the service will be made available again as the firm continues to work to ensure its systems are secure.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe do not have a reopening date yet, but we are working as quickly as possible to secure everything properly.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Swiss Bitcoin Pay was founded in late 2022 and operates as a non-custodial Bitcoin payment processor.<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheDailyHodl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedailyhodl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/thedailyhodl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telegram<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span>Don&#8217;t Miss a Beat \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/join-the-daily-hodl-email-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a> to get email alerts delivered directly to your inbox <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"hideinamp\">\n<div class=\"dianomi_context\" data-dianomi-context-id=\"736\"><\/div>\n<p>&amp;nbsp<\/p>\n<h6>Disclaimer: Opinions expressed at The Daily Hodl are not investment advice. 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