National Bank of Pakistan under cyber attack
The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has confirmed a cyber security incident in which there was no data breach or financial loss, but it did disrupt ATM operations, the internal network and mobile applications.
The bank responded quickly by isolating the affected backend infrastructure and it is conducting an investigation into the incident, but these actions have not prevented some of its customers from withdrawing their funds.
References:
- 30/10/2021 twitter.com Statement
- 30/10/2021 geo.tv National Bank of Pakistan reports cyberattack on its servers
- 01/11/2021 gulfnews.com National Bank of Pakistan confirms cyberattack but says no data compromised
- 02/11/2021 therecord.media ‘Destructive’ cyberattack hits National Bank of Pakistan