SBI Reports Cyberattack Exposing 3,897 Customer Records on Dark Web
State Bank of India (SBI) reported a cyberattack exposing 3,897 customer records containing personally identifiable information on the dark web. The data includes names, mobile numbers, dates of birth, email addresses, residential addresses, and loan-related details. SBI received alerts from its Threat Intelligence Service Provider, Defence Cyber Agency, and CERT-In on October 16 and has engaged an independent cybersecurity agency to investigate. The bank stated the incident has no material impact on its core operations or financial performance, and it is implementing remedial measures while assessing risks to customers.
First-hand measurement across 15 sources
We measured how 15 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 100%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is neutral (49/100). Lens Score 42/100.
Outlets measured: freepressjournal, timesnow, thetribune, thehindu, news18, thefinancialexpress, ndtv, economictimes, and 7 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 0 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (45–52/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
thetribune broke this story on 21 Oct, 05:43 am. Other outlets followed.