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ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday clarified ‘fake news’ regarding cyberattack on nine banks , saying that no bank other than the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) faced cyberattack on Saturday.
“Some fake news regarding cybersecurity attack on banks is in circulation including remarks attributed to SBP chief spokesman. According to these fake news, 9 banks have been affected by the attack and that money has been withdrawn and data stolen,” the SBP said on Twitter.
2/2 SBP rejects these news. No bank, other than NBP, has faced a cyberattack. Further, no financial loss or data breach has been observed so far. SBP is monitoring the situation closely and it will share any update or information about the incident through its official channels.
— SBP (@StateBank_Pak) November 1, 2021
Rejecting the reports, the central bank said, “No financial loss or data breach has been observed so far. SBP is monitoring the situation closely and it will share any update or information about the incident through its official channels,” it added.
The National Bank of Pakistan, the state-owned bank, came under a cyberattack on Saturday that affected its branches in providing some of the services to the customers.
“Currently, the NBP’s services to its customers are disrupted, but we are working to address the breach and remain confident that essential customer services will be restored by Monday morning (today),” NBP said in a statement.
“The NBP has reported a cybersecurity-related incident which is being investigated,” stated the State Bank of Pakistan in a tweet. “NBP has not observed any data breach or financial loss. No other bank has reported any such incidence,” it added.
On Sunday, the state-owned bank said 1LINK had confirmed there was no disruption of any interoperable banking services during or after the cyberattack on it.
“All transactions, both financial (ATM cash withdrawal, 1IBFT – inter-bank funds transfer and bill payments) and non-financial (balance inquiry, title fetch and bill inquiry) are completely functional and safe,” it added in a statement.