How many Revolut customers are reportedly affected?

The attackers claim to hold records from about 680 Revolut customers following the incident.

How did the attackers obtain Revolut customer information?

The attackers allegedly posed as Italian law enforcement officials and used a legitimate government email system to request specific customer information.

What has Revolut said about customer funds?

Revolut has said its systems and customer funds remain unaffected, while the attackers claim to hold customer data.

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Revolut faces $3M XMR data ransom

Q: Why are the Revolut attackers demanding Monero (CRYPTO:XMR)?

Why are the Revolut attackers demanding Monero (CRYPTO:XMR)? The attackers claiming responsibility for the Revolut breach have demanded 6,000 Monero (CRYPTO:XMR), worth about US$3 million.

Q: What Revolut data do the attackers claim to have?

The attackers claim to hold Revolut customer names, addresses, account details, crypto transactions, KYC documents and verification images.

Escrito por Liezl GambePublished Sep 17, 2026, 3:06 AM

Attackers claiming responsibility for a Revolut data breach now demand 6,000 Monero (CRYPTO:XMR), worth about US$3 million.
The group claims to hold records from about 680 customers after impersonating Italian law enforcement officials.
Revolut has said its systems and customer funds remain unaffected by the incident.

Attackers claiming responsibility for the Revolut breach have demanded 6,000 Monero (CRYPTO:XMR), worth about US$3 million.

The group claims to have obtained records from about 680 customers after posing as Italian law enforcement officials.

Revolut has described the incident as an external impersonation scam and said its systems and customer funds remain unaffected.

The attackers allegedly used a legitimate Italian government email system to send requests for specific customer information.

The requested records reportedly included names, addresses, account details, crypto transactions, KYC documents and verification images.

The group has claimed it selected some targets using blockchain analysis to identify Revolut users with significant crypto activity.

The latest demand replaces an earlier reported Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) ransom, while Revolut has said it had not received a direct demand when the public ultimatum appeared.

At the time of reporting, Monero price was $503.08.