{
  "id": 7049700,
  "title": "Revolut says some customer data was exposed in e-mail-based scam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/revolut-says-some-customer-data-was-exposed-in-e-mail-based-scam",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-13T02:22:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/revolut-says-some-customer-data-was-exposed-e-mail-based-scam"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Revolut, a financial technology firm with over 80 million customers globally, reported on Saturday that sensitive information of a \"limited number\" of its customers was exposed in a scam involving an unauthorized third party. The scandal occurred when the scammer leveraged a legitimate government email domain. Revolut acted swiftly, blocking the suspect email address, notifying relevant authorities, including law enforcement and data-protection officials, and communicating with the affected individuals directly. The company emphasized that their systems and customer funds remained unharmed throughout the incident.",
  "summary": "Revolut systems and customer funds unaffected, says firm’s spokesperson",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Revolut says some customer data were exposed in e-mail-based scam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/revolut-says-some-customer-data-were-exposed-in-e-mail-based-scam",
        "published": "2026-09-13T02:22:11.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}