Revolut data breach report being assessed by UK's data protection watchdog
By Imogen Howse ( September 15, 2026, 15:25 GMT | Insight) -- A report from Revolut of a data breach affecting about 680 of its customers is being looked into by the UK's Information Commissioner's Office, or ICO. The digital financial services company said it had been the victim of a sophisticated impersonation scam that used a legitimate government agency email domain to request information from customers. A report from Revolut of a data breach affecting about 680 of its customers following a sophisticated impersonation scam is being looked into by the UK's Information Commissioner's Office, or ICO, a spokesperson for the privacy watchdog said on Tuesday....
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