Hackers extort Revolut with Monero
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Revolut said it was victim of a sophisticated fraud that compromised data of about 680 customers and attackers allegedly demanded a $3 million Monero ransom, authorities opened probes.
Reposted by Maria Abreu
Hackers targeted Revolut’s “crypto whales” — customers with sizeable cryptocurrency holdings — after compromising an Italian government email system and exchanging messages with the online bank while posing as law enforcement.
Hackers say they breached Italian state email to target Revolut ‘crypto whales’
Group claims to have spent months posing as law enforcement to obtain confidential data on hundreds of customers
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September 16, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Hackers targeted Revolut’s “crypto whales” — customers with sizeable cryptocurrency holdings — after compromising an Italian government email system and exchanging messages with the online bank while posing as law enforcement.