{
  "id": 8062017,
  "title": "Revolut reportedly facing $3m ransom demand after hackers steal hundreds of customers’ data",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/revolut-reportedly-facing-3m-ransom-demand-after-hackers-steal",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-17T15:58:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/17/revolut-reportedly-facing-3m-ransom-demand-after-hackers-steal-hundreds-of-customers-data"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Europe’s largest financial technology company confirmed it had fallen victim to an impersonation scam last week Revolut is facing a reported $3m (£2.2m) ransom demand after hackers posing as government officials accessed the data of hundreds of the bank’s cryptocurrency customers, including one victim who says he fears for his safety. Europe’s largest financial technology company confirmed last…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "Revolut says no direct contact after $3 million public ransom demand",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/revolut-says-no-direct-contact-after-3-million-public-ransom-demand",
        "published": "2026-09-17T09:57:51.000Z"
      }
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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."
}