SBI Probes Data Breach Involving 3,897 Customer Records
Source: Fintech Singapore
Published on: 2026-10-21 07:48
Names, dates of birth, addresses and loan records were among the exposed details, though SBI expects no material impact on its operations or finances. State Bank of India (SBI) is investigating a suspected data breach after 3,897 customer records containing personal information surfaced on the dark web, according to Reuters. In a disclosure on 21 October, India's largest lender said it had examined approximately 375,000 records found online. Its preliminary assessment identified exposed details including customer names, mobile numbers, dates of birth, gender, email addresses and residential addresses. The information also included branch and Customer Information File (CIF) identifiers, lead IDs and metadata associated with loan and lead records. SBI received alerts about the suspected exposure on 16 October from its threat intelligence provider, the Defence Cyber Agency and the Indi...
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