New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- State Bank of India (SBI) has begun individually notifying customers whose information was identified in a suspected cyber incident, while assuring account holders that their funds remain safe as the bank investigates the possible exposure of personal data.

"Further to our earlier post regarding the recent cyber incident, the Bank has individually informed all customers, whose data was identified as being involved, through email and/or WhatsApp," SBI said in an advisory to customers on Friday.

The bank reiterated that "your account balances and funds are safe with us" and urged customers to remain alert while using digital banking services.

In its advisory, SBI asked customers to exercise caution when handling sen...