Financial Scams & Security

1+ hour, 9+ min ago   (179+ words) Sept 12: British fintech Revolut confirmed 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. Here are a few details: • Revolut said in a statement…...

1+ hour, 53+ min ago   (349+ words) The financial technology company said the incident did not affect its systems or customer funds. The disclosure involved sensitive customer information, while Revolut maintained that its core systems and funds remained unaffected. According to the report, the requests that led…...

37+ min ago   (357+ words) calcalistech.com A major incident at British fintech giant Revolut, which is preparing to enter Israel under a “lean bank” model: the company has confirmed that sensitive customer information was exposed to an unauthorized party over the weekend The…...

33+ min ago   (418+ words) Revolut is far from alone in facing a data exposure event tied to social engineering rather than a technical exploit. The table below places this incident alongside a handful of other notable 2025-2026 breaches that involved trust-based manipulation of a company’s…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago   (1030+ words) 1281 Published Articles 1898 Edited Articles 680 Published Articles 1382 Edited Articles 1 Published Article 1312 Edited Articles When most people think about adding an authorized user to a credit card, there’s usually a standard set of reasons. Maybe you want to help a friend build…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago   (586+ words) Advanced AI has cut the time banks may have to repair software flaws from weeks to minutes, according to a new Bank for International Settlements paper that calls for faster security decisions and patching. The Bank for International Settlements paper,…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago   (575+ words) While data shows nearly half (45.54%) of complaints opened with financial services companies are resolved within three days, analysis shows 5.56% are taking more than eight weeks to resolve complaints. The remaining 48.9% are resolved between three days and eight weeks. The analysis…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (493+ words) Scammers manage to rip people off for an estimated $500 billion per year. That number is a best guess, since so many people who are taken by con artists either don't realize it or are too embarrassed to report the theft....

9+ hour, 48+ min ago   (773+ words) That blind spot is becoming a major concern as fraud schemes grow more connected, automated and difficult to detect. Industry leaders are now pushing for broader intelligence sharing among banks, fintech companies and government agencies in an effort to spot…...

11+ hour, 2+ min ago   (272+ words) ZachXBT Details Scope of Alleged Revolut Data Exposure The alleged disclosure appears to have resulted from Revolut mistakenly treating a fraudulent request purportedly originating from a government authority as a legitimate information demand. The claim has not been independently established…...