Systems Repaired After the Cyberattack with No Financial Data Compromised: NBP
In a tweet on 29th Oct, the State Bank of Pakistan told that the NBP had “reported a cybersecurity-related incident which is being investigated.” Afterward, the NBP issued a statement which entailed, Regarding the cyberattack, the bank said that its teams operated in partnership with the “best-in-class specialist partners” over the last 2 days to tackle the situation. In the statement, the national bank showed gratitude to numerous regulatory bodies for their utmost support and assistance and said it would resume working with multiple stakeholders as it normalizes its services over the next few days. Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin earlier this month had informed the National Assembly that on average the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) portals were facing 71,000 cyber-attacks every month. Check out? Beware! A Cyberattack Targets National Bank of Pakistan
