State Bank of India reports cyberattack — thousands of customer records affected, here's what we know
- State Bank of India is investigating a suspected dark web data leak affecting thousands of customer records
- Exposed information reportedly includes personal details, loan-related data, and customer identifiers
- Bank has launched a forensic investigation but has not yet confirmed the source or authenticity of the leak
The State Bank of India (SBI) has confirmed losing sensitive data on thousands of its users, and worryingly said that it doesn’t yet know when or where the leak took place.
SBI is India’s largest public-sector bank, and one of the country’s biggest financial institutions. Its majority owner is the Indian government, and it provides services such as personal and business banking, loans, credit cards, and similar.
The company has filed a new report with the country’s stock exchange, saying it experienced “an incident involving the loss of certain data.” In the filing, it said that in mid-October 2026 it was contacted by its...
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