National Bank suffers cyber attack

KARACHI:The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) suffered a cyber attack on Saturday which impacted some of the bank’s facilities. However, the customer and financial data remained safe from the breach. “NBP has reported a cyber security related incident which is being investigated,” stated the State Bank of Pakistan in a tweet. “NBP has not observed any data breach or financial loss. No other bank has reported any such incidence.”

SBP is monitoring the situation closely to ensure safety and soundness of banking system, said the central bank.