News of the Website of Guaranteed Trust bank, one of Nigeria’s leading banks being hacked which was spread on mainstream media has been debunked by staff of the Bank.
According to reports and complaints from users, on Wednesday night, the website became inaccessible. Several online platforms that track domain information stated that the domain was renewed for another five years extending its validity from August 13, 2024 to March 21, 2029.
People’s gazette reported that the site had been hacked and the hackers may have set up a fraudulent version of the website to phish customers’ sensitive information.
Despite the inaccessibility to the website, the bank’s mobile applications on Android and iOS remained functional at the time of this report.
FairView contacted a staff at GTBank and he said the website was experiencing downtime and would soon be running. A top GTB executive (name withheld) who spoke with Daily Post, clarified that the bank had a connectivity issue, but it had nothing to do with hacking.
“It’s false. What we are experiencing is a connectivity issue and has nothing to do with the alleged hacking.” He said.
As at the time of filing this report, the website is up but yet to be fully functional.
