Revolut Falls Victim to Sophisticated Fraud Scheme, Client Data Compromised
The British online bank claims that hackers impersonated a government agency to access sensitive customer data.
Revolut says it has been the victim of "a sophisticated fraud scheme" in which hackers allegedly impersonated a government agency to obtain sensitive customer data, according to Le Monde. An investigation has been opened in Italy, and the British data protection regulator is reviewing the information following a "report."
The online bank did not specify the extent of the breach or the exact type of data accessible to the hackers, but confirms that its customers could be affected by this security incident.
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- La banque en ligne britannique Revolut se dit victime d’« une escroquerie sophistiquée », des données clients compromises — Le Monde — Une
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