• Revolut confirms ex-employee threatened to leak KYC data for crypto ransom A crypto trader said a former Revolut employee tried to extort him and contacted his relatives. • Revolut confirmed an investigation and said no systems were breached. • Cointelegraph in your social feed A cryptocurrency trader said a former Revolut employee tried to extort him by threatening to publish his personal information unless he paid a ransom, an allegation that Revolut has confirmed it reported to law enforcement. • The trader, who posts under the name TraderSZ, wrote in a Thursdayposton X that the former employee threatened to disclose his identity and private details and also contacted members of his family. • TraderSZ said relatives who used Revolut received messages seeking to pressure him into paying. • TraderSZ posted screenshots he said show exchanges with Revolut’s customer support regarding the incident.
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- Revolut has confirmed it reported to law‑enforcement a claim that a former employee threatened to extort a cryptocurrency trader, TraderSZ, by threatening to publish the trader’s KYC data unless a ransom was paid. TraderSZ said the ex‑employee also contacted family members who use Revolut, demanding payment. Revolut’s spokesperson stated that the incident involved a third party and that the company’s security systems and data‑protection protocols were not breached. The firm is in communication with the affected customer while authorities investigate the alleged unlawful conduct.
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