Fraud & Phishing

7+ hour, 19+ min ago   (1033+ words) DSCR and investor loan lock volume skyrocketed 130% between January 2022 and August 2026, becoming the primary growth engine for the non-QM market. The loan's structure makes it uniquely vulnerable to bad actors, with fraud risk indicators now firing on 1 in 44 investment property…...

21+ hour, 21+ min ago   (849+ words) Revolut’s fake government request passed SPF, DKIM and DMARC checks before exposing customer KYC records and Bitcoin transaction histories. British fintech Revolut has informed a subset of its customers that some of their personal and financial records, including Bitcoin transaction…...

2+ hour, 36+ min ago   (963+ words) ▶ Revolut confirmed on September 12, 2026 that it disclosed passports, selfies, IBANs, and full Bitcoin transaction histories to an unauthorized third party who impersonated a government agency. ▶ The fake request used a legitimate government domain email that passed SPF, DKIM, and DMARC…...

3+ hour, 11+ min ago   (77+ words) Estefano Gomez is an editor at Crypto Briefing specializing in blockchain analysis, DeFi, and the intersection of crypto and digital art. He previously served as Editor in Chief at Interesante for over three years, where he covered blockchain technology, NFTs,…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (541+ words) Although the financial services industry has gotten better at thwarting fraud, it "squeezes the crime balloon," spurring criminal effort and energy to be directed toward harder-to-detect scams, a Navy Federal Credit Union executive said. "The puzzle for fraud is really…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (323+ words) Cryptocurrency wallet manufacturer Trezor has revealed that a breach at a key shipping partner has affected 67,000 more customers than originally thought. The new victim count represents a 479% increase on the original estimate. Read more on Trezor: Major Phishing Campaign Targets…...

10+ hour, 34+ min ago   (422+ words) A spoofed government email passed all standard authentication protocols, tricking the fintech giant into handing over identity documents, transaction histories, and Bitcoin activity records. Revolut, the British fintech company eyeing a $200 billion valuation and a banking license, just gave away…...

11+ hour ago   (307+ words) I wasn't trying to build a model. I just wanted to understand the shape of fraud in the data, the way an auditor might poke at a ledger looking for anomalies. What I found along the way was a lesson…...

11+ hour, 50+ min ago   (626+ words) Revolut allegedly disclosed sensitive customer information after receiving fraudulent government information requests. On-chain investigator ZachXBT warned that the incident could have been an attack on high-net-worth individuals. Several customers were said to have been notified by e-mail regarding the incident....

17+ hour, 58+ min ago   (200+ words) On-chain investigator ZachXBT revealed earlier today that Revolut had disclosed highly sensitive personal and financial information belonging to certain customers after receiving what appeared to be an authentic government request. The company sent emails to the affected users, admitting that…...