New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- AU Small Finance Bank is investigating a potential data leak after a hacking group identified as ScarlettGroup claimed to have accessed sensitive customer and internal company records. The alleged leak is said to encompass personal and financial data such as Aadhaar and PAN numbers, KYC documents, CIBIL score, bank statements and loan information. The group has threatened to release the allegedly stolen information if the bank doesn't engage in negotiation within six days.

The alleged breach was first highlighted by cybersecurity monitoring account H4ckmanac in a post on X on October 30, 2026. ScarlettGroup has published a countdown labelled 'Negotiation deadline' and displayed blurred samples of documents. However,...