{
  "id": 15225748,
  "title": "SBI, Subsidiaries’ Customer Data Allegedly On Dark Web: 3.75 Lakh Records, 2,722 Documents Claimed In Data Breach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/sbi-subsidiaries-customer-data-allegedly-on-dark-web-3-75-lakh",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-17T15:13:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/sbi-subsidiaries-customer-data-allegedly-on-dark-web-375-lakh-records-2722-documents-claimed-in-data-breach"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A cybercriminal calling himself \"Siriusim\" has claimed to have hacked the personal data of 3.75 lakh customers and 2,722 PDF documents belonging to the State Bank of India (SBI) and possibly its subsidiaries. The alleged breach was announced on the cybercrime forum BreachForums by user CyberPulse56, who posted four sample records for verification. The sampled data includes customer names, dates of birth, mobile numbers, email addresses, residential details, occupations, nominees, bank branch information, and various banking-related fields. While the authenticity of the entire data set has yet to be confirmed, the samples indicate that the stolen information may correspond to real individuals. The source of the alleged data breach remains undetermined, as well as the timeline of when the data was obtained. Potential risks of this data exposure include identity theft, financial fraud, phishing attacks, and fraudulent loan applications. The Free Press Journal has reached out to SBI for a response to the alleged data breach, but the bank has not yet provided a comment.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, October 17, 2026: A threat actor using the name “Siriusim” has claimed to have hacked 3.75 lakh customer records and 2,722 PDF documents allegedly linked to the State Bank of India (SBI) and potentially its subsidiaries on BreachForums, a cybercrime forum known for trading stolen data. The alleged hack primarily involves loan applications, supporting documents, Know Your Customer (KYC)…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}