Ogasabi on 9am news reports a significant disruption as GTBank website, www.gtbbank.com, went down following a cyberattack. This breaking news follows the renewal of the domain name for five more years, extending it from August 13, 2024, to March 21, 2029. The attack, which occurred on August 14, has left many GTBank customers frustrated as multiple attempts to access the website at 10:30 PM on Wednesday returned error messages.
This 9am news report indicates that no hacker group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and a GTBank representative did not immediately respond to requests for comment. According to cybersecurity experts, the attackers likely created a fake HTTP layer of the website in a phishing attempt to steal customer data.
Cybersecurity experts with experience in the Nigerian banking sector believe hackers likely compromised the bank’s login credentials, rather than hijacking the domain address itself for resale.. As 9am news Nigeria continues to cover this story, many GTBank users have taken to social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, to express their frustration over the situation, reporting difficulties in completing transactions.
Despite the website being down, GTBank mobile applications for iOS and Android remained operational, suggesting that the bank’s mobile infrastructure was not affected. Bank representatives on X have advised customers to remain patient and to submit their requests through the appropriate channels. This Breaking news on 9am news highlights the ongoing impact of the cyberattack on GTBank, one of Nigeria’s largest banks, serving millions of customers across Nigeria and other African nations. Ogasabi will continue to bring you the latest updates on 9am news Nigeria.
