Automated investment platform Betterment confirmed that hackers broke into some of its systems in January 2026 and accessed personal information of an undisclosed number of customers. The breach occurred on January 9 through a social engineering attack involving third-party platforms used for marketing and operations. Compromised data included customer names, email and postal addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth. With this access, attackers sent fraudulent notifications to users claiming to triple their crypto value by sending $10,000 to an attacker-controlled wallet. The incident highlights growing risks to traditional financial platforms as cryptocurrency adoption increases. Betterment's breach demonstrates how social engineering attacks on fintech companies are increasingly being used to facilitate crypto-related fraud schemes. The company has not disclosed the total number of affected customers or whether any users fell victim to the fraudulent crypto investment scheme promoted through the compromised notification system.