Revolut Hackers Demand $3M Monero Ransom, Threaten to Sell Customer Data

The notable shift here is the selection method: rather than mass data theft, the group claims to have used on-chain balance analysis to triage targets, which reframes public blockchain transparency as a targeting tool rather than a privacy feature. That matters most for exchanges and fintechs whose customer identities can be linked to visible wallet balances. Whether ransom-driven data extortion against crypto-holding customers becomes a repeatable playbook, and how firms reconcile on-chain visibility with customer privacy, is the open question.