Data breach: 73 SBI cardholders reported fraud withdrawals

New Delhi, November 22 

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As many as 73 cardholders of the country’s largest bank State Bank of India  had reported fraudulent withdrawals aggregating Rs 39.18 lakh till November 4 following data breach that hit millions of debit/ATMs.

State Bank of India has informed that it has blocked about 6 lakh cards, Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.

“SBI has also informed that 73 cardholders have complained about claims aggregating to Rs 39.18 lakh up to November 4, 2016,” he said.

The state-owned lender said, however, its “systems” are robust and its debit cards are not at risk.

The Reserve Bank of India had earlier said it came to its notice on September 8 that details of certain cards issued by some banks had been possibly compromised at ATMs linked to the ATM Switch of one of the service providers.

About 32.14 cards of public and private sector banks were breached. Following the data breach, 19 banks had recalled the compromised cards.

Replying to several related questions, Gangwar said that RBI has informed the matter was under investigation.

Independent investigation by a forensic auditor approved under Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) framework is under process. 

TheRBI has been carrying out IT examination of banks from last year. — PTI