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Threat Intelligence & APT The Record 1 month ago

Revolut handed customer data to fraudsters using government email account

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CyberNew Threat Research Desk
• Original Reporting: The Record
CyberNew Threat Intel Assessment
Assessed Severity: INFORMATIONAL
Impacted Surface
Enterprise Perimeter & Network Defense
Intelligence Sector
Threat Intelligence & APT

Analyst Takeaway

"Image: Rc1959 / Wikimedia Commons Revolut handed customer data to fraudsters using government email account British fintech company Revolut confirmed disclosing sensitive customer data to fraudsters who submitted emergency data requests from a legitimate government email account. The perpetrators appear to have targeted high-net-worth individuals, many of them involved in crypto asset businesses."

Recommended Defense & Mitigation

  • Threat Monitoring: Ingest published IOCs into SIEM/EDR detection rules for continuous telemetry monitoring.
  • Security Awareness: Alert staff and maintain baseline endpoint hardening across endpoints.
Curated & Verified by CyberNew Threat Intelligence Desk Standard Defense Framework (NIST / MITRE ATT&CK)
Revolut
Image: Rc1959 / Wikimedia Commons

Revolut handed customer data to fraudsters using government email account

British fintech company Revolut confirmed disclosing sensitive customer data to fraudsters who submitted emergency data requests from a legitimate government email account.

The perpetrators appear to have targeted high-net-worth individuals, many of them involved in crypto asset businesses.

Source Verification & Original Intelligence

This threat report was reviewed by CyberNew analysts and cross-referenced with primary security disclosures from The Record.

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