India’s Bank of Baroda confirms cyber incident after hackers claim data theft

India’s Bank of Baroda has confirmed a cybersecurity incident where an employee’s email account was compromised, leading to claims of stolen banking data and internal records being leaked on the dark web. The incident follows a series of similar attacks targeting major financial institutions in Asia, including recent breaches at the Thailand Securities Depository and an attack on Tata Electronics. The bank maintains its core systems were unaffected, but an investigation is ongoing.