2026 EasyEquities — third-party client-verification provider incident (count TBD)
Data compromised
Provider-held client verification information potentially affected; specific fields per EasyEquities customer not published at notice time
Technical writeup
Verified EasyEquities customer notification — September 2026. Platform said internal checks found no compromise of EasyEquities/Purple Group systems or account security; incident concerns a third-party verification provider; investigation ongoing. Reporting links the same weekend wave to Bidvest Bank and Cell C; RelyComply named by Peregrine Capital as investigating (shared-provider link not fully confirmed for EasyEquities). recordsAffected 0; companyConfirmed true.
Root cause
Cybersecurity incident at a third-party client-verification / compliance service provider; EasyEquities says own systems not compromised