Canara Bank’s official social media handle on X (formerly Twitter) has been hacked. The hacker changed the username of the handle to ‘ether.fi’. Currently, Canara Bank’s official account (@canarabank) has 2.55 lakh followers. However, the bank has not yet taken any action in response.
As of 1:30 p.m., no new posts have been made since the account was hacked.
Axis Bank Cyber Attack
In a similar cyber attack, Axis Bank’s support handle on social media platform X was hacked on the night of June 17. Meanwhile, some posts were made by the hackers regarding billionaire Elon Musk’s company Tesla.
Axis Bank responded in a post on June 18, “We are investigating a possible hack of the bank’s support handle. We are trying to resolve the issue as soon as possible. Please do so during this period.” Ignore all posts and do not click on any unauthorized links.”
In another post, Axis Bank wrote, “The bank has never asked for internet and mobile banking password, OTP, ATM PIN, or any other personal details. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.”
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