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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent

Revolut reportedly facing $3m ransom demand after hackers steal hundreds of customers’ data

A bird flies past Revolut global headquarters
The data breach has reportedly impacted about 680 of Revolut’s customers, targeting those with suspected cryptocurrency holdings. Photograph: Corey Rudy/Reuters

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 weekend that it had fallen victim to an impersonation scam in which hackers compromised an Italian government email system to contact Revolut staff and request personal customer details.

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