Revolut handed customer data to fraudsters using government email account

Revolut, a British fintech company, has confirmed that it provided sensitive customer data to fraudsters. The fraudsters had submitted emergency data requests using a legitimate government email account. This allowed them to obtain the customer information. The incident involved the misuse of a genuine government email account to trick Revolut into disclosing the data. Revolut has acknowledged the incident, which resulted in the unauthorized disclosure of customer data. The company's actions were in response to what appeared to be official requests from a government agency.