Archive · 28 Jul 2026
Bank of Baroda Confirms 1TB Data Breach
Bank of Baroda has confirmed that hackers accessed and leaked a lot of important information from their systems.
This includes personal details like Aadhaar numbers and loan information of their customers.
The hackers put this data on the dark web, where it can be seen by anyone.
The bank says their main banking systems are still safe, but they are investigating how this happened.
A software engineer named Srikanth Lakshmanan shared some of the leaked documents online.
The bank is working with authorities to understand and fix the problem.
Bank of Baroda confirmed a data breach involving 1 TB of sensitive customer and internal data.
The leaked data includes Aadhaar details, loan account numbers, personal information, and internal audit documents.
The breach was caused by a compromised employee email account with a weak password.
Software engineer Srikanth Lakshmanan shared sample documents of the leaked data on X.
Bank of Baroda stated that their core banking systems were not accessed and remain secure.
- Who
- Bank of Baroda and hackers (potentially TripleX)
- What
- Data breach involving 1 TB of sensitive customer and internal data
- When
- Initial detection on July 25, 2026
- Where
- Dark web
- Why
- Compromised employee email account with a weak password
Hackers
Bank of Baroda
Data Leak
Hackers
Hackers claim to have leaked 1 TB of sensitive customer data, including Aadhaar details and loan account numbers, on the dark web.
Bank of Baroda
Bank of Baroda has confirmed the data breach but stated that core banking systems were not accessed and remain secure.
- Bank Involved
- Bank of Baroda
- Data Leaked
- 1 TB
- Sensitive Information
- Aadhaar details, loan account numbers, personal information, internal audit documents
- Source of Information
- Software engineer and CashlessConsumer founder Srikanth Lakshmanan
- Platform
- Dark web
- Initial Detection Date
- July 25, 2026
- Potential Hacker Group
- TripleX
- Breach Cause
- Compromised employee email account with a weak password
Sources
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