Frankfurt Criminals have gained access to the personal data of 50,150 customers of the British neobank Revolut. This emerges from a communication from the Lithuanian data protection authority. The data that can be viewed includes names, addresses, telephone numbers and account details.
A Revolut spokeswoman confirmed the cyber attack on request: Unknown third parties had gained access to customer data for a short period of time. “We immediately identified and isolated the attack to limit the impact and contacted affected customers,” the spokeswoman said. Customers who have not received an email are therefore not affected.
She also stressed that no funds were stolen. “Our customers’ money is safe,” all customers could continue to use their cards and accounts as usual, the spokeswoman said. The incident is said to have happened on September 11th.
When asked, Revolut did not want to comment on whether German customers were affected. The notification from the Lithuanian authorities only shows that 20,687 of the affected customers come from the European Economic Area. Revolut has a banking license in Lithuania, so the Lithuanian authorities are also responsible.
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The data protection authority has already launched an investigation and wants to check whether there has been a violation of the provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
Revolut advertises itself as a “financial super app” for all business matters. The N26 rival offers, among other things, a free bank account. Customers can also invest in securities or cryptocurrencies. Revolut says it has more than 20 million customers in over 200 countries and regions. In Germany, the neobank has around half a million customers.
The company was valued at $33 billion in its latest round of funding in July last year.
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