Hackers Impersonating Government Agency Hit Revolut Customers in the UK
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Online bank Revolut has leaked sensitive private data of nearly 700 customers to a hacker posing as a government agency. Especially wealthy...
Data leaks affect 680 Revolut customers in several European countries, including stolen identity documents, photos and cryptocurrency-related information.
The British company claims to have been the victim of a "sophisticated scam." It asserts that "client funds" have not been affected by this hacking.
The UK company suffered an identity usurpation this Wednesday, which allowed the hacker to access the information of some customers. It reacted by contacting the competent authorities and reassuring the affected customers.
Britain's digital bank Revolut said Wednesday that in an attack carried out by impersonators, customer information was passed on by a state authority to a third party that did not have permission to access it. A source from news agency AFP also revealed how many customers were affected by this cyber attack.
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