Revolut phishing texts appear days after data breach

Executive Summary

After Revolut disclosed a data breach that exposed customer data to a government impostor, customers received phishing text messages days later. The texts contained fake links designed to harvest credentials, illustrating how attackers exploit recent breaches to launch targeted phishing campaigns.


Intelligence Metadata - Source Publisher: Malwarebytes Labs - Published Date: 2026-09-17T14:07:15+00:00 - Category: threat-intel

Original Description: Revolut customers received phishing texts only days after the digital bank acknowledged disclosing customer data to a government impostor.

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Source: Malwarebytes Labs