GTBank, a leading Nigerian financial institution, has said those who tried to compromise its website were not successful.
The bank said this following an incident which made its website inaccessible, on Wednesday night.
Some customers had taken to social media to lament their inability to access the website.
Daily Trust also made multiple attempts to log on to www.gtbbank.com but error signs returned as of 10:30pm when the last attempt was made on Wednesday.
But in a statement entitled: āClarification on News Reports Regarding The Bankās Web Domain and Customer Dataā, the bank narrated the situation of things/
āOur attention has been drawn to reports in the media alleging that hackers have seized the Bankās website, cloned it and intercepted customer data.ā
āWhile 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 Bankās 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.
āOur dedicated team of Information Security Experts are 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.ā
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