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Bank of Baroda Investigates Alleged 1TB Customer Data Breach

Bank of Baroda Investigates Alleged 1TB Customer Data Breach

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THE BRIEF
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The hacking group TripleX allegedly leaked nearly 1TB of Bank of Baroda's internal and customer data online for free, according to a listing dated July 24, 2026.

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The compromised dataset reportedly contains between 100,000 and 300,000 customer records, including Aadhaar details, loan applications, branch audits, and vigilance investigation reports.

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While software engineer Srikanth Lakshmanan confirmed the authenticity of sample files, the bank has not issued a public response, and neither the RBI nor CERT-In has confirmed the breach.