The website of a leading Nigerian financial institution, GTCO, formerly known as GTBank, has been hacked.
The incident, which happened on Wednesday night, made the site inaccessible as some customers lamented on social media.
Multiple attempts to log on to the bank’s website, www.gtbbank.com, diplayed error images as of 10:30pm on Wednesday.
The incident happened after the domain name was renewed for another five years from August 13, 2024, to March 21, 2029, according to platforms that analyse domain information.
A cybersecurity expert with experience in the Nigerian banking industry said it was possible that the bank’s login details were compromised, as against the domain address itself being stolen for a resale at a more lucrative deal online.
However, when Newspeakonline checked on Thursday, the bank’s website is working perfectly.
The bank has also reacted to the incident.
In a statement posted on its website, GTCO said it was an isolated incident of an attempt to compromise its website domain.
The bank assured all customers and stakeholders that its website has not been cloned, adding that customers’ information are not stored on the website.
“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,” it said.