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Revolut discloses data breach exposing financial info, passports

BleepingComputer · · International · Data Breaches

Fintech company Revolut has disclosed a data breach after sharing data from an undisclosed number of customers with a threat actor impersonating a government agency. [...]

Who should care: Cybersecurity · Privacy officers · Administrators

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