Revolut hackers demand 6,000 XMR as Italy opens data probe
Italian prosecutors have opened an investigation after criminals allegedly used a compromised government email account to obtain information about hundreds of Revolut customers. The group that claimed to be behind it demanded 6,000 Monero [XMR], worth about $3 million. The deadline they set has passed, but it is not known if Revolut paid or not, or if the data has now been sold as they threatened. Hackers allegedly targeted crypto holders The ransom demand was unveiled with a 24-hour countdown by the group, which calls itself “iamnotavillain”, on September 16. According to the Financial Times, the attackers threatened to sell sensitive customer records to criminals if Revolut did not pay. Several passports, driving licenses, identity photographs, and transaction histories were all visible on screen in a video that the FT watched. At least 680 customeraccounts have been compromised. The attackers said that they identified customers with a lot of crypto holdings by doing blockchain analysis. They said they got the records after they compromised an Italian government email system and acted as if they were law enforcement officials. Revolut responded by stating they had not formally heard back from the group nor received any ransom demands. They confirmed that none of its internal nor client funds had
