Hackers Demand $3M Ransom From Revolut After Data Breach

A group claiming to be iamnotavillain demands $3 million in Monero from Revolut after exploiting fake government emails to steal customer data.

11 publishers · 20 articles · first seen 12 Sept 2026 · updated 40d ago

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The story so far

11 publishers have covered this in 20 articles since 12 Sept 2026. CoinDesk published first, on 12 September at 10:11 UTC; TechCrunch followed 4h 29m later. The most recent article, from The Guardian Business, appeared on 17 September at 15:58 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: CoinDesk (major outlet), TechCrunch (major outlet), Bloomberg Technology (major outlet), News Feed (major outlet), The Guardian Business (major outlet), decrypt.co, The Block, Cointelegraph.com News, www.theregister.com, Protos, Sifted.

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How it unfolded

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12 Sept, 10:11CoinDesk Bitcoin activity, passports exposed after Revolut falls for fake government request
12 Sept, 14:40TechCrunch Revolut confirms customer data breach through fake government requests
12 Sept, 17:01decrypt.co Revolut Leaks Passports, Bitcoin Transaction Histories to Fake Government Request
12 Sept, 18:57The Block Revolut says customer KYC, Bitcoin transaction data exposed after fake request from gov’t domain
12 Sept, 22:59Bloomberg Technology Revolut Says Some Customer Data Were Exposed in Email-Based Scam
13 Sept, 09:27Cointelegraph.com News Revolut says customer data exposed through fake government email
14 Sept, 00:54Cointelegraph.com News Revolut attackers threaten daily customer data leaks
14 Sept, 11:26www.theregister.com Revolut falls for fake government requests, hands over customer data
14 Sept, 13:10Protos What we know about the Revolut customer data leak
14 Sept, 20:24News Feed Revolut handed nearly 700 customers’ data to scammers
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1. 15 Sept, 04:29Sifted Revolut faces questions over ‘deeply concerning’ data breach
2. 15 Sept, 17:27News Feed Hackers say they breached Italian state email to target Revolut ‘crypto whales’
3. 16 Sept, 09:58Cointelegraph.com News Italy investigates government email breach linked to Revolut data leak
4. 16 Sept, 13:30Cointelegraph.com News Revolut ID thefts highlight KYC’s dangers: Here’s how to fix it
5. 16 Sept, 17:58News Feed Revolut hackers demand $3mn ransom
6. 16 Sept, 19:07CoinDesk Revolut hackers demand $3 million in Monero, threaten to sell customer data
7. 17 Sept, 09:57Cointelegraph.com News Revolut says no direct contact after $3 million public ransom demand
8. 17 Sept, 12:53decrypt.co Revolut Hackers Demand $3M Monero Ransom, Threaten to Sell Customer Data: Report
9. 17 Sept, 13:10Protos Revolut faces $3M ransom demand after data breach, report
10. 17 Sept, 15:58The Guardian Business Revolut reportedly facing $3m ransom demand after hackers steal hundreds of customers’ data

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