AU Small Finance Bank Probes Data Leak Claim: What We Know
AU Small Finance Bank is probing a possible data leak on a Salesforce platform holding vehicle loan data after a hacker group’s claim. Bank says services are normal.
Key Highlights
- Probe under way: AU Small Finance Bank is investigating a potential data leak on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform managed and hosted by Salesforce.
- Limited scope, says bank: The platform holds limited data on vehicle loan customers. The bank says its own systems are unaffected and all services are running normally.
- Hacker claim: A group called ScarlettGroup has reportedly claimed to have accessed KYC records, PAN and Aadhaar details, credit reports and internal data. These claims have not been independently verified.
- Share price hit: AU Small Finance Bank shares traded about 2% lower at Rs 860.45 on the BSE.
- Not an isolated case: Earlier in October, 3,897 SBI customer records were found exposed on the dark web.
New Delhi: Jaipur-headquartered AU Small Finance Bank on Friday confirmed it is investigating a potential data leak. The probe follows a hacker group's claim that it breached the lender and accessed sensitive customer information. The bank said the issue relates to a third-party platform, not its core banking systems.
"AU Small Finance Bank is investigating a potential data leak involving a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform managed and hosted by Salesforce, which holds limited data relating to our vehicle loan customers," the bank said in a statement.
"We reaffirm that the bank's own systems remain unaffected and all banking services are operating normally," it added. In March 2024, the bank had partnered with Salesforce to introduce a digital customer onboarding solution for its vehicle loan customers.
