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Data breach · on the rundown Monday, October 19, 2026

SBI says 3,897 customer records identified on dark web after CERT-In alert

Covered by 26 outlets over 52 hours. They ran 24 distinct reports. First reported by India Today at 08:30 UTC on October 19, 2026.

+626 outlets

What happened?

  1. Reportedly, the records identified had included names, gender, birth dates, mobile numbers registered, email and residential addresses, branch/CIF identifiers, lead IDs, and metadata on loans/leads.
  2. SBI said it engaged an independent CERT-In-empanelled cybersecurity agency and that core business functions, financial performance and business continuity were not materially affected

Exposed fields reportedly included names, dates of birth, mobile numbers, email and residential addresses, branch and CIF identifiers, lead IDs and loan-application metadata.

A machine summary written from the reports listed below; read them for the full account. How summaries are made and what is checked.

Who reported it, and when?

24 distinct reports run by 26 outlets, earliest first (UTC); a syndicated report lists every site that ran it
TimeReportRun by
Oct 19 08:30SBI data breach reported, hacker claims sensitive info including KYC records of 3.75 lakh users at risk - India Today
  • India Today
Oct 19 14:34SBI Customer Data Leak Claim Appears Online, Still Unverified - SQ Magazine
  • SQ Magazine
Oct 20 11:01Report by LinkedIn
  • LinkedIn
Oct 20 12:36Report by NDTV Profit
  • NDTV Profit
Oct 21 03:36State Bank of India reports cyberattack involving customer records - Central Oregon Daily
Oct 21 03:38SBI flags dark web exposure of 3,897 customer records; names, mobile numbers, addresses among data leaked
  • economictimes.indiatimes.com
Oct 21 04:03State Bank of India reports cyberattack involving nearly 3,900 customer records - KSL News
  • KSL News
Oct 21 04:41Report by indiatoday.in
  • indiatoday.in
Oct 21 05:20Cyberattack Hits India’s Largest Bank, Exposes Customer Records - Bloomberg.com
Oct 21 05:27Report by WION
  • WION
Oct 21 05:27Report by The Indian Express
  • The Indian Express
Oct 21 05:31Report by The Statesman
  • The Statesman
Oct 21 05:41SBI reports cyberattack after nearly 3,900 customer records leaked on dark web - The Federal
  • The Federal
Oct 21 05:46Report by The Economic Times
  • The Economic Times
Oct 21 05:56Report by marketscreener.com
  • marketscreener.com
Oct 21 07:06Data breach: SBI admits exposure of its customer data on the Dark Web - The Hindu
  • The Hindu
Oct 21 07:43Report by Internet Freedom Foundation
  • Internet Freedom Foundation
Oct 21 07:44State Bank of India Confirms Data Leak After 3,897 Customer Records Found on Dark Web - The Hacker News
  • The Hacker News
Oct 21 07:48Report by Fintech News Singapore
Oct 21 08:02Report by ETV Bharat
  • ETV Bharat
Oct 21 10:28India's largest bank hit by cyberattack - Finextra Research
  • Finextra Research
Oct 21 10:49Report by economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • economictimes.indiatimes.com
Oct 21 12:08Report by TradingView
  • TradingView
Oct 21 12:48SBI Customer Data Leak: 3,897 Records Flagged in Dark Web Review
  • gadgets360.com

A report's title is shown once our automated legal check has read it and passed it; 13 reports are named by outlet, and the links lead to each report.

Who was named?

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Sources: the outlets' reports linked on this page; counts and times from GetYourBrief's record of those reports (methodology).