Revolut faces UK probe after 680 customers exposed

Revolut has notified 680 customers after cybercriminals used a legitimate government email account to obtain sensitive identity, banking and Bitcoin-related records. Summary Financial Times reports Revolut notified 680 customers after fraudulent requests exposed identity and financial records. Attackers used a legitimate government agency email domain, while Revolut says its systems remained uncompromised. Exposed records included passports, addresses, verification selfies, account statements, IBANs and customer Bitcoin transaction histories. Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office has opened an investigation after Revolut reported the incident to regulators. Former Mt. Gox chief Mark Karpelès said Revolut warned him his information was exposed Friday. The Financial Times reported that the fintech contacted 680 people identified during its initial investigation, while Revolut itself has publicly described the affected group only as a “very limited” number of customers. The company has not released an official numerical count. Revolut confirmed that an unauthorized third party submitted fraudulent information requests from an email account using a legitimate government agency do...