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NEWS: Revolut confirms sensitive customer data breach after fake law enforcement requests via email

Woman holds smartphone with Revolut app in front of displayed Revolut logo in this illustration taken February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

By Sumedha Mukherjee

BRITISH fintech Revolut has confirmed that sensitive customer information was disclosed ‌to an unauthorized third party after it received fraudulent requests from a legitimate government agency email domain.

Revolut said in ​a statement that the breach affected a “very ⁠limited” number of customers, who had been ​notified by the company. It did not give ​further details.

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