BREAKING: GTBank Website Hacked, Customers’ Data Intercepted | ClipTV Online

Suspected cybercriminals appeared to have compromised the domain address of Nigeria’s banking giant GTBank since Wednesday night.

The incident came a day after the domain name was renewed for another five years. The subscription is to from August 13, 2024, through March 21, 2029, as analyzed by multiple online platforms.

No hacker has claimed responsibility for the hazard yet, which appeared to have started midnight, August 14.

However, the attackers appeared to have created another HTTP layer of the website in an apparent ploy to steal customers’ data through phishing.

Cybersecurity expert with experience in the Nigerian banking industry said it was possible the bank’s login details were compromised. This opinion is against the domain address itself being stolen for a resale at a more lucrative deal online.

Nevertheless, the phishing attack has now caused Gtbank’s domain name to be owned by someone else. This is either by the hackers or whoever they may choose to sell it to.

This brings the question if GTBank, being one of the biggest banks in Nigeria, did not have a DNSSEC set up which would have prevented or mitigated this hack.

Though, the bank’s mobile infrastructure did not appear to have been affected for now, as Android and iOS-based applications are still in operation.

What could be the effect of this on GTBank customers, staffs, and third-party technical teams.