By our Reporter & Damilare Adeleye
Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, Guarantee Trust Bank, has refuted media reports that its website had been hacked and cloned by unknown hackers.
The bank clarified that while there was an isolated incident of an attempt to compromise its website domain, the said website has not been cloned.
GTB added that customers’ data are still safe as it does not store customer information on its website.
The clarification comes amid a report that its website was compromised by hackers and customers’ data intercepted in a massive phishing operation on Wednesday.
The bank statement 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 are currentlyworking 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.”