Maltese Revolut users are reportedly among those caught up in a recent data breach involving the fintech company, according to the hacker claiming responsibility for the incident.The breach emerged earlier this month after Revolut disclosed sensitive customer information in response to fraudulent requests that appeared to have been sent from an official government email account.Revolut told Times of Malta that an unauthorised third party had used a legitimate government agency email domain to submit the requests, leading the company to believe it was legally required to provide the information.The compromised information reportedly includes customer names, addresses, verification photos and account information.The hacker, who goes by the name “IAmNotAVillian”, told tech news outlet International Cyber Digest that most of the affected accounts were based in France and Switzerland, but customers from another 31 countries were also impacted, including Malta.A total of 680 customer accounts were reportedly affected by the breach.However, Revolut declined to confirm to Times of Malta whether Maltese accounts were among those compromised or how many local customers may have been affected.The company said it had contacted the “limited number of impacted individuals” directly and notified the relevant government agency, law enforcement authorities, data protection authorities and financial regulators.Revolut stressed that its systems and customers’ funds were not affected by the incident.Following the breach, reports also emerged that hackers were attempting to extort the company and had released samples of compromised customer information.Malta-based crypto entrepreneur Felix Römer has also said he received blackmail threats containing compromised information, claiming the threats began around two months ago.Revolut is widely used in Malta, with the company previously stating that as many as seven in 10 people in the country use its services.•