Revolut Exposes Bitcoin Activity and Customer Identity Data in Fake Government Request

Digital bank Revolut disclosed Bitcoin-related activity and sensitive customer information after accepting a fraudulent request that appeared to come from a government authority, CoinDesk reported. The data included passport details, selfies and home addresses. The incident involved the bank treating the request as legitimate, while customer funds were not lost. The report places Bitcoin activity at the center of a broader customer-data exposure, rather than a direct theft of cryptocurrency or money. Revolut’s handling of the request highlights the potential market and privacy implications when financial platforms respond to fraudulent official-looking demands. No further details about the affected customers, the scale of the exposure or the Bitcoin activity were provided in the source material.