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- Canara Bank, India's fourth-largest public sector lender by assets, has begun a review of its cybersecurity architecture and is increasing technology spending after a data breach at peer state-run lender Bank of Baroda.
- The breach reportedly exposed about 1 terabyte of customer and internal data through a compromised employee email account, though Bank of Baroda says its core banking systems were not accessed.
- Canara Bank has earmarked more than ₹2,000 crore for IT and cybersecurity initiatives and runs round-the-clock Security Operations and Network Operations centres.
- The move follows finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's April directive asking banks to strengthen cyber defences amid risks from AI-enabled threats.
What to watch next
- Findings of Canara Bank's cybersecurity review and its chief information security officer's assessment of additional safeguards.
- Outcome of Bank of Baroda's forensic investigation into the data breach.
- Progress of Canara Bank's $2.3-2.5 billion fundraising, including the $1.5 billion FCNR(B) target before the RBI's special window ends on 30 September.
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Named India · Bank of Baroda · Brajesh Kumar Singh · Canara Bank · National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd. · Nirmala Sitharaman · Reserve Bank of India
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