Former Revolut employee allegedly demanded crypto, threatened to leak KYC data

A former employee of the London-based neobank Revolut allegedly demanded cryptocurrency while threatening to leak customer Know Your Customer (KYC) data, Cointelegraph reported. A Revolut user claimed on X that a former employee of the bank threatened to expose their personal information in exchange for crypto. In response, Revolut stated that it is cooperating with law enforcement to investigate the incident and affirmed that its security systems and data protection protocols are functioning normally.