Revolut tricked into handing hackers the passports and Bitcoin histories of wealthy…

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Revolut inadvertently disclosed customers' passports, selfies, and Bitcoin transaction histories after accepting a fraudulent government request, exposing wealthy users to identity theft and on-chain tracking.

Status

Active

Confirmation

Confirmed

Event type

OTHER_MATERIAL_EVENT

Market scope

MARKET

Direction

-1

Impact / urgency

3 / 4

Impact category

MATERIAL

Risk stance

RISK OFF

Promotion

PROMOTED · 66/100

Promotion reason

High-confirmed data breach affecting Revolut and exposing Bitcoin transaction histories, with clear market relevance, urgency, and potential impact on crypto‑market sentiment.

Duration class

PERSISTENT

Assets

Bitcoin, Revolut

Sectors

Banking, Cryptocurrency, FinTech

First detected

2026-09-12T16:03:05 UTC

Impact started

2026-09-11T00:00:00 UTC

Scheduled for

Not published

Occurred at

2026-09-11T00:00:00 UTC

Sources