Revolut says no direct demand received over alleged data breach

Sept 16 : Revolut has had no direct or demand from the individuals or group claiming responsibility for a data breach, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Wednesday.

The Financial Times reported that attackers claiming responsibility for a data breach at the company had threatened to sell confidential records of hundreds of customers to other criminal groups unless Revolut paid a $3 million ransom within 24 hours.

Here are some details:

• Revolut's core infrastructure, databases and customer accounts were not hacked, a source familiar with the matter said.

CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less • The breach is understood to have affected 680 customers, according to the source. • The group, which calls itself iamnotavillain, published the ultimatum online on Wednesday afternoon to a digital countdown clock, the FT report said. • The group told the newspaper it was using the website to make its demands for the first time and that there had not been any negotiations with Revolut. • Revolut said on Saturday that sensitive customer information was disclosed to an unauthorized third party after it received fraudulent requests from a legitimate government agency email domain.

• The breach is understood to have affected 680 customers, according to the source.

• The group, which calls itself iamnotavillain, published the ultimatum online on Wednesday afternoon to a digital countdown clock, the FT report said.

• The group told the newspaper it was using the website to make its demands for the first time and that there had not been any negotiations with Revolut.

• Revolut said on Saturday that sensitive customer information was disclosed to an unauthorized third party after it received fraudulent requests from a legitimate government agency email domain.

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