Revolut's Mishandling of a Bogus Government Request Leads to Exposure of Bitcoin Transactions and Personal Identification Documents
In a recent episode that underscores the growing pains of digital finance, Revolut, the rapidly expanding fintech firm, found itself at the center of a privacy breach after mistakenly treating a fraudulent government request as genuine. The error resulted in the inadvertent disclosure of a range of sensitive personal data, including passports, selfie photographs used for identity verification, an…
Sept. 12, 2026, 10:11 a.m.