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Revolut falls for fake government requests, hands over customer data

Passports, selfies, transaction histories exposed as self-proclaimed culprits demand 10,000 Bitcoin British bank Revolut exposed sensitive customer information after falling for fraudulent requests sent from a legitimate government…

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Passports, selfies, transaction histories exposed as self-proclaimed culprits demand 10,000 Bitcoin British bank Revolut exposed sensitive customer information after falling for fraudulent requests sent from a legitimate government agency's email domain.

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