Damenews 
By Oki Samson
A top-tier Nigerian Bank, GTB has reacted to news reports that its Web Domain has been hacked leading to cloning of customers data. The bank noted that it does not store customers information on the website, thereby it cannot be stolen or intercepted despite hacking attempts on its website.
In a press statement made available to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP, the Bank stated: ‘Our attention has been drawn to reports in the media alleging that hackers have seized the Bank’s website, cloned it and intercepted customer data.’
‘While there was an isolated incident of an attempt to compromise our website domain, we would like to assure all our Customers and Stakeholders that the Bank’s website has not been cloned and that we do not store customer information on our website, and as such, there has been no instance of compromise of customer data.’
‘Our dedicated team of Information Security Experts are currently working round the clock to restore domain settings, and we can assure our customers that our website will be up shortly.
We urge all our Customers to please disregard the claims in these media reports and assure you of our unwavering commitment to safeguarding customer data. Thank you for your continued support’, GTB assured.
