Revolut Data Breach Exposes Customers’ Passport Copies and Full Transaction Histories to Hackers
Brief
Revolut has disclosed a data-security incident in which sensitive customer information was released after the financial technology company received a fraudulent request that appeared to originate from a legitimate government agency.
The incident reportedly exposed highly sensitive Know Your Customer (KYC) documentation and detailed financial records belonging to a limited number of users, including passport or driver’s license copies, identity-verification selfies, account statements, and complete transaction histories that included Bitcoin-related activity.
According to Revolut’s explanation, the disclosure did not result from a compromise of its core systems, mobile application, or customer accounts.