Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has denied reports that its website was hacked and customer data compromised. In a statement, the bank said: “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.”
The bank described the incident as “isolated” and assured customers that their data is safe. “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.”
GTBank emphasized that customer data is secure and that its website has not been cloned. “We would like to assure all our Customers and Stakeholders that the Bank’s website has not been cloned.”
The bank’s Information Security Experts are working to resolve the issue. “Our dedicated team of Information Security Experts are currently working round the clock to restore domain settings.”
GTBank urged customers to disregard the reports and assured them of their commitment to protecting customer data. “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.”
