Revolut hackers demand $3 million ransom, FT reports

FILE PHOTO: Revolut logo is seen in this illustration taken July 29, 2024.

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Sept 16 — Hackers ​behind a data breach at Revolut ‌threatened to sell ⁠confidential ​records ⁠of hundreds ‌of customers ‌to other criminal ⁠groups ⁠unless the British fintech pays a ransom of $3 million ‌within ​24 hours, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

Revolut did not immediately ​respond ‌to ‌a Reuters ⁠request for comment outside business hours.

(Reporting ‌by Gnaneshwar ​Rajan ‌in ⁠Bengaluru; ​Editing by Vijay ​Kishore)

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