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SBI reports data breach in Stock Exchange filing
State Bank of India reported a customer data breach on the dark web in a stock exchange filing.
Key points
- State Bank of India informed stock exchanges on October 21, 2026, about a customer data breach on the dark web.
- The bank received alerts regarding the suspected data exposure from CERT-In, the Defence Cyber Agency, and its Threat Intelligence Service
- SBI received communications about the incident on October 16, 2026, but admitted the breach five days later.
Why it matters. The breach affects the country's biggest commercial bank, which has 53 crore customers.
State Bank of India (SBI) informed stock exchanges on October 21, 2026, that it experienced an incident involving the loss of certain data. The bank stated it received alerts on October 16, 2026, from CERT-In, the Defence Cyber Agency, and its Threat Intelligence Service Provider regarding suspected customer data exposure on the dark web.
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SBI reports data breach in Stock Exchange filing
State Bank of India disclosed in a regulatory filing to the Stock Exchange that it experienced a data breach involving the loss of specific data. The bank stated it received communications in October alerting it to the incident. SBI is currently investigating the extent of the leak. Further details on the volume of compromised data have not yet been released.