SBI notifies customers whose data was in a cyber incident
Original title: SBI Notifies Customers Affected by Recent Cybersecurity Incident
The bank says balances and funds are safe but gives no cause, data types, customer count or date.
State Bank of India said it has emailed and/or messaged on WhatsApp customers whose data was identified in a recent cybersecurity incident, and that account balances and funds are safe. The notice does not say how access occurred, which systems or data fields were involved, how many customers were affected, or whether information was copied or published. SBI named no threat actor, ransomware, vulnerability or third party, and gave no indicators or remediation timeline. It told customers not to share OTPs, PINs or passwords and to watch for suspicious calls, messages and emails.
Unconfirmed: SBI has not disclosed the cause, scale, data types, date or whether data was copied or published.
- Notification was individual, by email and/or WhatsApp, to customers SBI identified.
- The notice does not say whether the investigation is still open.
- No threat actor, vulnerability, credential or third-party cause is named.
Impact: Unspecified customer data involved; funds said to be safe
- 1.Do not share OTPs, PINs or passwords, and watch for suspicious calls, messages and emails.
- Victims
- State Bank of India
- Countries
- India
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The State Bank of India (SBI) has individually notified customers whose data was involved in a recent cybersecurity incident. In an update focused on customer safety, the bank confirmed it contacted affected individuals via email and/or WhatsApp. They reassured customers that their account balances and funds are safe.
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