Revolut data breach: the bank pays for new ID documents for 680 customers, and what you can do now

The information provided in this article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Cryptocurrency investments carry a high degree of risk. Always conduct your own research.Revolut will cover the fees for new identity documents where customers hit by the data theft need them. 680 accounts are affected, and for crypto holders a leaked KYC record weighs more heavily than a blocked card number.Revolut will cover the fees if customers hit by the data theft need new identity documents. Béatrice Cossa-Dumurgier, the bank's head of Western Europe, said so on October 7, 2026 in an interview with the French broadcaster BFM TV; the news agency Reuters reported the pledge the same day. The breach affects 680 customer accounts. Cossa-Dumurgier gave no estimate of the total cost, and she did not say whether any customers have already replaced their papers. Anyone who holds cryptocurrencies and is among those affected has a second problem that has nothing to do with the fee for an ID card. According to the reports, what left the bank were copies of identity documents, address data and account statements, which is precisely the data set needed to reconstruct an i...