Revolut Data Breach: 5 Months, 680 High-Profile Accounts, $3M Ransom

By Ionut Arghire

AI Summary

Revolut allegedly had customer data fed to hackers over a five-month period, with attackers impersonating an Italian government agency to extract information on 680 high-profile accounts and subsequently demanding a $3 million ransom. The extended duration of the breach before detection is a significant red flag for social-engineering-based insider threat scenarios targeting financial institutions.

Read full article → https://www.securityweek.com/revolut-data-breach-5…

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