Revolut says customer data exposed through fake government email

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Cointelegraph
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What happened

Passports, selfies and financial transaction histories of some customers were revealed to a fraudster using a government agency domain.

Key facts

  • Reported by Cointelegraph and published Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:27:21 UTC.

Why it matters

Digital-asset markets react to catalysts within minutes, and liquidity, ETF flows and regulatory signals are usually what decide whether a move sticks.

What to watch next

  • Whether spot volume and open interest confirm the move
  • Liquidation clusters around the current price
  • ETF flow data and any regulatory follow-up

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Revolut says customer data exposed through fake government email

  2. Critical Bitcoin Lightning bugs exposed nodes to fund theft and restart failure

  3. Malicious bots are actively probing exposed Bitcoin payment servers to steal master administrative keys

Sources

The original report was published by Cointelegraph. WorldPing does not claim that reporting — this page summarises and contextualises it.

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