Fact Check: SBI Confirms ATMs and Digital Services Fully Functional Amid Ransomware Rumors
The claim is false. All ATMs, CDMs/ADWMs, and digital services are fully operational and accessible to the public, as confirmed by an official from SBI.
Claim :
ATMs will likely remain closed for the next 2–3 days due to a ransomware cyberattackFact :
All our ATMs, CDMs/ADWMs, and digital services are fully operational and available for public use, as confirmed by an SBI official
BSE has issued a critical advisory to market participants following a cybersecurity alert from the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), which highlights an ongoing cyber threat campaign specifically targeting organizations within India's Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sector.
According to the news article, The advisory serves as a precautionary measure, urging market participants to bolster their cybersecurity defenses against potential high-impact cyber-attacks, including ransomware, supply chain intrusions, Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, website defacements, and malware."Market participants are particularly advised to take precautionary measures on potential cyber risks including high-impact cyber-attacks such as ransomware, supply chain intrusions, DDoS attacks, website defacement and malware," a circular stated.
Meanwhile, a text is going viral on social media claiming that, ATMs will likely remain closed for the next 2–3 days due to a ransomware cyberattack. It also mentioned Don't do any online transactions today.
A screenshot of the text is provided below.
Fact Check:
The claim is false, SBI clarify that all ATMs, CDMs/ADWMs, and digital services are fully operational and accessible to the public.
We investigated the claim that ATMs would likely remain closed for the next 2–3 days due to a ransomware cyberattack but found no information to support it. If any such restrictions had been imposed by the SBI, they would have been announced on official SBI websites or reported by mainstream media.
When We checked the website of the State Bank of India, we found no relevant information, nor was there any mention of the issue on SBI’s social media accounts.
We found in official social media site of SBI official posted, All our ATMs, CDMs/ADWMs and digital services are fully operational and available for public use.
Please do not rely on unverified information. For any queries, kindly reach out to your nearest branch or contact us on our toll free numbers 18001234, 1800 2100, 1800 11 2211, 1800 425 3800.
It proves the circulated text on SBI ATM is false.
On this issue Omm Com News published, SBI Assures Uninterrupted Banking Services Amid Tense Situation
SBI Assures Customers All ATMs, Digital Systems Are Up Amid Cross-Border Turmoil, published by ABP Live.
Hence we found the claim is false. All ATMs, CDMs/ADWMs, and digital services are fully operational and accessible to the public, as confirmed by an official from SBI.
