Revolut Confirms Customer Data Breach Through Fake Government Requests
Revolut said it notified affected customers and alerted the relevant government agency, law enforcement, and financial regulators.
TL;DR
- Revolut confirmed a data breach involving sensitive customer information.
- The breach occurred due to fraudulent requests sent via email, impersonating a legitimate government agency.
- Exposed data included identity and contact details, and potentially copies of identity documents, selfies, account statements, and transaction histories.
- A limited number of customers were impacted, and Revolut has directly contacted them.
- Revolut blocked the fraudulent email address, alerted the government agency, law enforcement, and regulators.
- The company stated that its systems and customer funds are unaffected.
- The incident was reportedly targeted at high net worth users.
- Revolut has over 80 million customers globally and operates as a bank in over 30 countries.