CBA’s Indonesian subsidiary hit by cyber attack

The
Commonwealth
Bank’s
Indonesian
subsidiary
PT
Bank
Commonwealth
(PTBC)
has
experienced
a
“cyber
incident”.

The
bank
said
in
a
brief
statement [pdf] that
attackers
gained
unauthorised
access
to
a
web-based
project
management
tool
used
by
PTBC.

From
there,
it
is
understood
they
were
able
to
partially
access
information
and
data
from
11
staff
and
customers. 

CBA
said
PT
Bank
Commonwealth
services
“continue
to
operate
as
normal”.

It
added
that
its
Australian
systems
operate
separately
from
PTBC.

“We
are
working
closely
with
PTBC
and
supporting
their
efforts
in
this
matter,”
Commonwealth
Bank
added.

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