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Revolut confirms customer data breach, falling for fake government requests
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Revolut confirmed a breach of sensitive customer data after complying with forged government information requests.
Revolut confirmed that sensitive customer data was exposed after the fintech fell for fake government data requests, Reuters reported. The incident is a form of legal-process fraud in which attackers impersonate law-enforcement or government agencies to trick compliance teams into disclosing user data. The number of affected customers and specific data types were not detailed in the available text.
- Revolut confirmed sensitive customer data breach
- Breach caused by compliance with fake government requests
- Reflects social-engineering/legal-process fraud trend targeting tech companies
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