Sri Lanka's Commercial Bank thwarts hacking attack

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Sri Lanka’s biggest, private commercial bank said on Monday that it had thwarted a hacking attack on its website.
Commercial Bank said “there was a hacking attack on our website and the bank took immediate corrective steps. Our systems are fully secure and operational. The hacking attack was also immediately communicated to the relevant authorities”.
It said no sensitive customer data or valuable passwords were lost due to this intrusion. “We are taking every measure to protect the privacy of our customers and have engaged external parties to review all our systems to ensure that no vulnerabilities exist. Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC is committed to provide safe and reliable systems and is at the forefront of providing secure banking services,” the statement said. - ENDS -