By Austin Ogwuda
THE Management of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTB) has confirmed an attempt to compromise its website domain but said the attempt was blocked while assuring the customers that the bank’s website was not cloned to put customers’ data at risk.
The management of the bank in a press statement Thursday titled, ‘Alleged Web Domain Hack: GTBank Provides Clarity’ reads:
“Our attention has been drawn to reports in the media alleging that hackers have seized the bank’s website, cloned it and intercepted customer data.
“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 and as such, there has been no instance of compromise of customer data”.
“Our dedicated team of Information Security Experts is currently working round the clock to restore domain settings and we can assure our customers that our website will be up shortly.
“We urge all our customers to please disregard the claims in these media reports and assure you of our unwavering commitment to safeguarding customer data. Thank you for your continued support,” the statement added.
The Townhall can confirm that the website is now actively working as at the time of filing this report.
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