Standard Bank security incident history
Hacking, data breaches and other security incidents involving Standard Bank, with related coverage.
Standard Bank customers' personal and credit card data exposed
Impact: Some customers' personal information, credit card numbers, expiry dates and bank statements
A breach at South Africa's Standard Bank exposed personal information and, for some customers, credit card numbers, expiry dates and bank statements. The bank contacted the affected customers, replaced their cards as a precaution and advised them to strengthen their security. A hacker group claimed to have stolen 1.2 terabytes of the bank's data.
Related reports: 3 · last report →Standard Bank employee copied confidential customer data
Impact: Confidential customer information
A leak of confidential customer information occurred at Standard Bank. The bank confirmed that an employee had copied customer information, while the scale of damage and further response have not been confirmed.
Related reports: 2 →