{
  "id": 7494793,
  "title": "12 Irish Revolut customers impacted by data breach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/12-irish-revolut-customers-impacted-by-data-breach",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-15T06:10:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0915/1591565-revolut-data-breach-update/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Fintech company Revolut has disclosed that a data breach has affected approximately 680 of its customers, including 12 individuals located in Ireland. The breach, which came to light over the weekend, involved the theft of sensitive information from some Revolut customers, including their passport and driving licence details, as well as their dates of birth, home addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers. Revolut, which has around 3.4 million customers in Ireland, acted swiftly upon discovering the breach. The company immediately blocked the suspicious email address and notified the relevant government agency, as well as enforcement agencies, data protection authorities, and financial regulators. A spokesperson for Revolut emphasized that the company would provide further updates should there be any further developments.",
  "summary": "Fintech company Revolut said it had identified a group of about 680 customers that have been impacted by a recent data breach, including 12 in Ireland.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Sifted",
        "title": "Revolut faces questions over ‘deeply concerning’ data breach",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/revolut-faces-questions-over-deeply-concerning-data-breach",
        "published": "2026-09-15T04:24:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}