Over a week after a reported cyberattack, the official website of Nippon Life India Mutual Fund remains inaccessible, raising concerns among investors and stakeholders. The incident, which occurred prompted the company to immediately shut down affected systems as a precautionary measure.
Nippon Life India Mutual Fund informed stock exchanges about the cyberattack on its IT infrastructure. In its regulatory filing, the company stated that upon detection of the incident, they have taken immediate steps for investigation and response, which included isolating and shutting down the affected systems.
While the company has acknowledged the cyber incident and assured that necessary measures are being taken to resolve it, no specific timeline has been provided for when the website will be back online.
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According to a report the company’s management has confirmed that efforts are ongoing to address the issue, and they are working to restore normal operations as soon as possible.
The prolonged outage has led to temporary disruption in digital services for investors, although the company has not reported any breach of customer data as of now.
Cybersecurity experts say such incidents underscore the growing need for robust cyber resilience in financial institutions, especially those managing sensitive investor information and large volumes of transactions.