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Revolut Scammed: Customer Data Leaked via Fake Emails
13 Sep
Summary
- Sensitive customer data, including IDs, was exposed.
- Scammers used a legitimate government email domain for fraudulent requests.
- Revolut confirmed a sophisticated external impersonation scam occurred.
London-based fintech Revolut has confirmed a data breach resulting from a sophisticated scam. Fraudsters successfully impersonated a government agency, using a legitimate email domain to submit fraudulent requests for customer information. The compromised data is reported to include sensitive details such as customers' birth dates, phone numbers, postal and email addresses, and copies of passports and driver's licenses.
Further details suggest the exposed information may also encompass verification selfies, account statements, and transaction histories. Revolut stated that a limited number of customers were impacted by this "sophisticated external impersonation scam." The company, which serves over 80 million customers globally, has been undergoing significant international expansion.
This incident follows a recent warning from Jersey police about an increase in fraud cases targeting Revolut users. In other recent developments, Italian authorities fined Revolut €11.5 million for unfair commercial practices, and Lithuania's central bank imposed a €3.5 million fine for non-compliance with anti-money laundering regulations.
