New Delhi: As many as 50 cases of cyber attack targeting 19 financial institutions have been reported from November last year till June 2017 according to minister of state for home Hansraj Ahir which included the banking sector as well as other cashless network utilities.
This was during the period when the government had announced the demonetisation scheme also which came into effect from November 8.
The minister on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that these details were based on to information received from the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team.
Mr Ahir also said that the RBI issues regular guidelines to banks and financial institutions on different aspects of cyber security.
The minister also informed the House that ministry of electronics and information technology has already formed a dedicated digital payment division to fully protect online payment.
