Revolut Leaked the Compliance File
Revolut disclosed customer passports and Bitcoin transaction histories in response to what turned out to be a spoofed government data request, per Decrypt, The Street and multiple outlets, with reporting describing wealthy customers among those exposed and Revolut confirming a breach. Coverage separately flagged hardware-wallet shipping data as a parallel physical-targeting vector. The incident follows Tether's reported $42M freeze on an informal government request — the two cases bracketing how custodial compliance channels respond to requests real and forged.
Revolut Coughed Up the File
Every compliant crypto company keeps a file on you.
Who you are. What you hold. Where it moved. Your passport, address, full name, everything for the regulator.
That file exists so the state can ask for it.
This week, someone pretended to be the state and Revolut coughed up its customer data.
Last month Tether froze $42 million on a real government request that arrived before any warrant. This week's request was fake. It worked anyway.
Self-custody has its own risks — hardware-wallet vendors leak shipping lists.
But the custodial files held by these fintechs contain everything — where you live, who you are, and exactly what you're worth.
7 sources
- Revolut Exposes Bitcoin Activity in Fake Request Incident · coindoo.com · T2
- Revolut confirms data breach after scam email exposes Bitcoin user details · en.coin-turk.com · T2
- DECRYPT: Revolut Leaks Passports, Bitcoin Transaction Histories to Fake Government Request · decrypt.co · T2
- Revolut tricked into handing hackers the passports and Bitcoin histories of wealthy customers · cryptoslate.com · T2
- Revolut Falls Victim to Spoofed Government Email, Bitcoin Data Compromised · blockonomi.com · T2
- The biggest vulnerability in your Bitcoin wallet might be the shipping label · cryptoslate.com · T2
- THE STREET: Revolut leak links Bitcoin transactions to doorsteps · thestreet.com · T2