Breaches and incidents
Bank of Baroda (India): employee email account compromised, TripleX claims 1 TB
Bank of Baroda (public sector bank) said on X: “The incident involved compromise of an employee’s email account, resulting in unauthorised access to...
- Disclosed
- Verification
- Reported by a reputable outlet, citing the company
What happened
- Bank of Baroda (public sector bank) said on X: “The incident involved compromise of an employee’s email account, resulting in unauthorised access to certain data”, and that core banking systems were not accessed. A group named TripleX (per Moneycontrol, via The Week) listed about 1 TB on 24 Jul 2026, claiming 100,000 to 300,000 customer application forms with photos and identity documents; this claim is unverified.
- Root cause: business email compromise of one employee account per the bank; method not disclosed by the bank.
- Attacker: TripleX (claimed).
- Response: containment, forensic investigation, engagement with authorities under regulatory requirements.