Revolut Social Engineering Breach and GitLab Path Traversal Exploit

Podcast: Threat Analysis : Cyber News for Small Business · The Small Business Cyber Security Guy

Opublikowano: 2026-09-14

Revolut Social Engineering Breach and GitLab Path Traversal Exploit A major fintech data breach demonstrates how impersonation attacks bypass technical defences entirely, whilst a maximum-severity GitLab vulnerability enters active exploitation. This episode examines Revolut’s disclosure of customer financial and passport data released following a fraudulent government agency impersonation, highlighting the procedural failures that enable social engineering at scale. We cover CISA’s addition of a GitLab path traversal flaw to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, the supply chain implications for UK SMBs, and practical verification procedures that prevent data disclosure to unauthorised parties. Operational updates include Micr...