{
  "id": 7092712,
  "title": "Revolut says customer data exposed through fake government email",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/revolut-says-customer-data-exposed-through-fake-government-email",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-13T09:27:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/revolut-says-customer-data-exposed-through-fake-government-email"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Revolut, a financial technology and banking company, disclosed that sensitive customer data, such as passports, verification selfies, and transaction histories, was exposed due to a sophisticated impersonation scam involving a fraudulent request from a government agency. The breach occurred after a fraudster utilized a legitimate government agency domain email to submit a request for information that passed Revolut's authentication checks. Upon detecting the scam, Revolut promptly blocked the address and alerted the relevant government agency. The company subsequently notified affected customers and relevant enforcement agencies and financial regulators about the incident. Revolut confirmed that their systems and customer funds remained unaffected. The company spokesperson stated, \"Revolut recently identified a sophisticated external impersonation scam where an unauthorised third party utilized a legitimate government agency domain email to submit fraudulent requests for information.\" One crypto sleuth, ZachXBT, suggested that the incident was limited in scale and targeted high-net-worth users. The breach sparked discussions on social media, with some users criticizing the mandatory information-sharing requirements and highlighting the potential risks associated with Know Your Customer (KYC) policies.",
  "summary": "Passports, selfies and financial transaction histories of some customers were revealed to a fraudster using a government agency domain.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "title": "Bitcoin activity, passports exposed after Revolut falls for fake government request",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/bitcoin-activity-passports-exposed-after-revolut-falls-for-fake",
        "published": "2026-09-12T10:11:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euro Weekly News",
        "title": "Revolut sends out passports and Bitcoin records to a fake email. What to do now",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/revolut-sends-out-passports-and-bitcoin-records-to-a-fake-email-what",
        "published": "2026-09-12T11:26:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Decrypt",
        "title": "Revolut Leaks Passports, Bitcoin Transaction Histories to Fake Government Request",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/revolut-leaks-passports-bitcoin-transaction-histories-to-fake",
        "published": "2026-09-12T17:01:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Block",
        "title": "Revolut says customer KYC, Bitcoin transaction data exposed after fake request from gov’t domain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/revolut-says-customer-kyc-bitcoin-transaction-data-exposed-after-fake",
        "published": "2026-09-12T18:57:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}