New Delhi, July 27 -- Bank of Baroda has released its first official response on Monday (27 July) after a hacker claimed to have leaked 1TB of data allegedly linked to the public sector lender, including customer information and internal records.

Bank of Baroda said the incident stemmed from the compromise of an employee's email account, which allowed unauthorised access to limited data. It stressed that its core banking infrastructure was not breached and continues to remain secure.

"The incident involved compromise of an employee's email account, resulting in unauthorised access to certain data. The matter was promptly identified, and immediate containment measures were implemented. The Bank's core banking systems were not accessed an...