Revolut confirms sensitive customer data breach, falling for fake government requests
- Revolut disclosed customer identities and financial records, including Bitcoin transaction histories, after acting on a fraudulent request that appeared to come from a government agency.
- The request arrived from an unauthorized email account using an official government agency's domain; it passed authentication checks, leading staff to believe the communication was genuine.
- Disclosed records included full names, dates of birth, occupations, identity documents, and Bitcoin transaction histories, though the company confirmed biometric facial telemetry data was not involved.
- On Friday, on-chain investigator ZachXBT shared a customer notice on Telegram, though the company has not confirmed the total number of affected users.
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Revolut confirmed the leak of some of the clients' data as a result of a fraudulent request, and the intruders could access passports, selfies and transaction history.
This included customers' identity data and contact information, but the bank said their customers' money was not involved in the fraud.
Revolut handed customer passports to scammers using a real government email domain
Revolut gave sensitive customer information to criminals who requested it from what appeared to be a government email address, and did so because the address was real. The company has confirmed the breach and says its systems were never touched; the story was reported by TechCrunch on Friday. A Revolut spokesperson told TechCrunch the company […] This story continues at The Next Web
Revolut says customer data exposed through fake government email
Passports, selfies and financial transaction histories of some customers were revealed to a fraudster using a government agency domain. Financial tech and banking company Revolut released sensitive customer data, including copies of passports, verification selfies and full transaction histories after receiving a fraudulent request that seemed to be from a government agency. Requests for customer […]
The data of a "limited number" of customers of the online bank Revolut were communicated to a fraudster, said the bank on Sunday, confirming information published in several media. The exact number of customers concerned was not communicated. ...
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