Financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has confirmed an attempt to compromise its website domain.
According to NAN, the bank’s management disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday, August 15, in Lagos.
The bank said that the hacking attempt occurred on Wednesday, August 14, a day after it renewed its domain name, causing a temporary disruption to the website, which left customers unable to access online services.
It allayed concerns about customer data being compromised, noting that the bank did not store customer information on its website.
The bank said: “Our attention has been drawn to reports in the media alleging that hackers have seized the bank’s website, cloned it, and intercepted customers’ data.
“This led to widespread concern and media reports suggesting that the bank’s website had been cloned, potentially putting customer data at risk. The incident was unsuccessful and its website was not cloned.
“While there was an isolated incident of an attempt to compromise our website domain, we would like to assure all our customers and stakeholders that the bank’s website has not been cloned and that we do not store customer information on our website. As such, there has been no instance of compromise of customer data.”
According to the bank, the financial institution’s information security experts are currently working round the clock to restore the domain settings shortly.
The bank reassured customers of its unwavering commitment to safeguarding their data and urged them to remain calm and confident in the bank’s robust security measures.
