Revolut says no direct demand received over alleged data breach

Sept 16 (Reuters) - Revolut ‌has had ​no ​direct contact or demand from the individuals or group claiming responsibility for ‌a data breach, a company spokesperson told Reuters ⁠on Wednesday.

The Financial Times reported that attackers claiming ‌responsibility for a data breach ‌at the company had threatened to sell confidential records of hundreds of customers to ​other criminal groups unless Revolut paid a $3 million ransom within 24 hours.

Here are some ⁠details:

• Revolut's core infrastructure, databases and customer accounts were not hacked, ​a source familiar with the matter said.

• The breach is understood to have ​affected about 680 customers, according ‌to the source.

• The group, which calls itself iamnotavillain, published the ultimatum ⁠online on Wednesday afternoon next to a digital countdown clock, the FT report said.

• The group ⁠told the newspaper it was using the website to make ​its demands for the first time and that there had not been any negotiations with Revolut.

• Revolut said ‌on Saturday that sensitive customer information was disclosed to an unauthorized third ‌party after it received fraudulent requests from ⁠a legitimate government agency ‌email domain.

(Reporting by ​Gnaneshwar Rajan and Preetika Parashuraman in Bengaluru; Editing by Vijay Kishore and Tasim ‌Zahid)

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