Bitvavo incident

KERNEL vulnerability

Resolved after 2 days 12 hours, affecting Assets, on April 18, 2026.

resolved Apr 21, 2026, 08:56 AM UTC

We are pleased to confirm that the security exploit affecting our KERNEL monitoring has been successfully resolved. All monitoring systems are fully operational and back to real-time reporting. We have confirmed that no user funds, data, or platform integrity were compromised during this incident. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding throughout this process.

Started
Apr 18, 2026, 07:56 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 21, 2026, 08:56 AM UTC
Duration
2d 12h
Detected by Pingoru
Apr 18, 2026, 07:56 PM UTC

Affected components

Assets

Update timeline

  1. monitoring Apr 18, 2026, 07:56 PM UTC

    We have identified a security exploit affecting monitoring of KERNEL. Our teams are actively investigating the scope of the incident to ensure the continued integrity of our platform. As of now, deposits, withdrawals and trading of such remain unaffected. We will keep updating you as soon as we have more information.

  2. resolved Apr 21, 2026, 08:56 AM UTC

    We are pleased to confirm that the security exploit affecting our KERNEL monitoring has been successfully resolved. All monitoring systems are fully operational and back to real-time reporting. We have confirmed that no user funds, data, or platform integrity were compromised during this incident. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding throughout this process.

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