Revolut hackers leak customer data, demand Bitcoin ransom
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Neutral summary
Hackers who breached digital bank Revolut have begun publishing stolen customer data on Telegram, including passports, selfies and financial information, and are demanding a ransom of 10,000 Bitcoin, threatening to release more data daily. The breach affected around 680 customers, including 12 in Ireland, according to reports. Revolut has admitted it mistakenly handed over sensitive information to criminals who used a genuine government email address, which the bank failed to flag during verification. Among the leaked data are details on tennis player Alexander Shevchenko and Gamdom CEO Felix Roemer, with the full dataset including dates of birth, home and email addresses, phone numbers, and copies of passports and driving licences.
How it was framed
Outlets: 13. Countries: 6. Facts in the shared core: 5.
Publication timeline
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Frandroid (outlet profile)
Fuite Revolut : des passeports et données clients sont diffusés diffusés sur Telegram. Le 13 septembre 2026, un groupe de pirates a commencé à publier sur Telegram des documents d'identité et des données financières pré…
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City AM (outlet profile)
Revolut facing ransom request after hackers obtain customers’ data. Revolut hackers are threatening to release stolen customer data unless the fintech pays a ransom, after the company inadvertently handed over a trove o…
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Telegraf (outlet profile)
Skandal kakav se ne pamti: Revolut sam predao prevarantima pasoše, selfije i račune svojih korisnika. Popularna digitalna banka Revolut doživela je nezapamćen bezbednosni propust. Zaposleni su prevarantima greškom posla…
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Astra (outlet profile)
Хакеры, атаковавшие Revolut, опубликовали персональные данные известных клиентов, и потребовали выкуп Хакеры, атаковавшие интернет-банк Revolut, опубликовали утекшие персональные данные нескольких клиентов, включая тенн…
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The Register (outlet profile)
Revolut falls for fake government requests, hands over customer data. Passports, selfies, transaction histories exposed as self-proclaimed culprits demand 10,000 Bitcoin
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Ouest-France (outlet profile)
Des hackers piègent Revolut avec une véritable adresse mail administrative et récupèrent des données sensibles. La néobanque Revolut a été dupée par des pirates qui utilisaient une véritable adresse mail appartenant à u…
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RTÉ News (outlet profile)
Revolut customer data breach after fake govt requests. Fintech company Revolut has told some of its customers that copies of their passports and driving licences, along with their dates of birth, home addresses, email a…
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News.ru (outlet profile)
Хакеры выдвинули ультиматумы клиентам обманутого банка Revolut. Утечка данных клиентов необанка Revolut привела к шантажу со стороны киберпреступников. Злоумышленники начали размещать похищенную информацию в интернете и…
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Дождь (tvrain.tv) (outlet profile)
Хакеры, получившие от Revolut данные клиентов, начали их публиковать и требовать выкуп. Злоумышленники уже опубликовали конфиденциальные данные некоторых клиентов Revolut, в том числе известных — теннисиста Алекса…
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TheJournal.ie (outlet profile)
Fears for Irish Revolut customers' data after bank duped by fraud email. Revolut has remained tight-lipped on the severity of the data breach.
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Habr News (outlet profile)
Злоумышленники начали публиковать документы и селфи клиентов Revolut, требуя выкуп и угрожая раскрыть новые данные. В сентябре британская финтех‑компания Revolut по ошибке передала мошенникам некоторые данные…
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TechRadar (outlet profile)
Revolut sent identity data, contact details, and documents to hackers posing as a government agency. Revolut is now being asked to pay a humongous ransom demand to keep the data private.
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Профиль (outlet profile)
В Revolut подтвердили утечку персональных данных по фейковому запросу государственного ведомства. Мошенники направили в банк официальный запрос на предоставление информации с использованием реального домена электронной…
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TechRadar (outlet profile)
‘It 100% sounded just like her’: AI voice scams are getting frighteningly convincing — here’s how to protect your family. A viral voice scam shows that even if you recognize the voice of a friend or loved one, that's no…
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RTÉ News (outlet profile)
12 Irish Revolut customers impacted by data breach. 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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City AM (outlet profile)
Revolut hackers stole nearly 700 customers’ private data. The group of hackers behind a major breach of Revolut managed to steal nearly 700 customers’ private data, City AM understands. Revolut has contacted the 6…
Factual core
- Revolut suffered a data breach after criminals obtained customer data via fake government requests.
- The leaked data includes passports and client financial information.
- The hackers threatened to publish more information if they do not receive a ransom.
- On 13 September 2026, a hacker group began publishing identity documents and financial data on Telegram, presented as belonging to Revolut clients.
- The self-proclaimed culprits demanded 10,000 Bitcoin.