SBI Cyber Incident: 'Bank Has Individually Informed All Customers Whose Data Was Involved'(Image Source: iStock)
\n\nState Bank of India has said the bank has individually notified all customers whose data was identified as being involved in the recent cyber incident. The bank said customers have been informed via email and/or WhatsApp. SBI also assured all customers that their account balances and funds remain safe and urged customers to follow safe digital banking practices (given below is the image of the bank's statement).
\n\nOn Wednesday October 21, 2026; State Bank of India had disclosed a cyberattack involving 3,897 customer records containing personally identifiable information that had reportedly been found on the dark web. In a statement to the exchanges the bank had earlier stated, "on 16 October 2026, the bank received communications from its Threat Intelligence Service Provider, the Defence Cyber Agency, and CERT-In regarding an alert concerning the suspected exposure of the Bank’s customer data on the dark web. During the preliminary analysis of approximately 375,000 records available on the dark web, 3,897 customer records containing Personally Identifiable Information (PII) were identified. The exposed information reportedly included customers’ registered mobile numbers, dates of birth, names, gender, email addresses, residential addresses…
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