{
  "id": 15888184,
  "title": "State Bank of India reports cyberattack involving nearly 3,900 customer records",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/state-bank-of-india-reports-cyberattack-involving-nearly-3-900-15888184",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-21T12:24:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40445271/state-bank-of-india-reports-cyberattack-involving-nearly-3900-customer-records"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The State Bank of India (SBI) disclosed on Wednesday that it had fallen victim to a cyberattack, with 3,897 customer records containing personal information being leaked onto the dark web. The lender revealed that the compromised data included names, mobile numbers, dates of birth, email addresses, residential addresses, brand and customer identifiers, and loan records.\n\nIn response to the incident, SBI has enlisted the services of an independent cybersecurity firm to carry out a thorough evaluation and delve into the nature and scope of the data breach. The bank reassured customers in a post on X that their account balances remain unaffected by the incident.\n\nAccording to SBI, the leaked information is not anticipated to have any significant impact on the bank's fundamental business operations, financial results, or continuity of services. The occurrence of the cyberattack coincides with growing regulatory scrutiny, as India's banking oversight body has been actively encouraging financial institutions to enhance their cybersecurity measures in recent years due to the escalating number of threats targeting the sector.",
  "summary": "State Bank of India on Wednesday reported a cyberattack involving 3,897 customer records containing personally identifiable information that was leaked on the dark web. The lender said a preliminary analysis showed that the exposed information included customer names, mobile numbers, dates of birth, email addresses, residential addresses, brand and customer identifiers, and loan records. SBI has…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "State Bank of India reports cyberattack involving nearly 3,900 customer records",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/state-bank-of-india-reports-cyberattack-involving-nearly-3-900",
        "published": "2026-10-21T03:36:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "State Bank of India reports cyberattack involving nearly 3,900 customer records",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/state-bank-of-india-reports-cyberattack-involving-nearly-3-900-15842906",
        "published": "2026-10-21T04:07:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hacker News",
        "title": "State Bank of India Confirms Data Leak After 3,897 Customer Records Found on Dark Web",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/state-bank-of-india-confirms-data-leak-after-3-897-customer-records",
        "published": "2026-10-21T07:44:22.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}