SBI hit by cyberattack: All you need to know

What happened: State Bank of India told stock exchanges that personal data of 3,897 customers was found on the dark web, describing it as an incident involving data loss. SBI said its core operations remain unaffected. Key numbers: 3,897 customer records with personally identifiable information; about 375,000 records found in preliminary analysis; alerts received October 16. Why it matters: The country's largest bank disclosed the incident in a stock exchange filing after alerts from its threat intelligence provider, the Defence Cyber Agency, and the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team.

State Bank of India told stock exchanges that personal data of 3,897 customers was found on the dark web, describing it as an incident involving data loss. SBI said its core operations remain unaffected.

The country's largest bank disclosed the incident in a stock exchange filing after alerts from its threat intelligence provider, the Defence Cyber Agency, and the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team.