{"id":18998,"date":"2026-07-27T16:53:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18998"},"modified":"2026-07-27T16:53:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:53:31","slug":"customer-data-from-indias-bank-of-baroda-leaked-online-source-and-researcher-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18998","title":{"rendered":"Customer data from India&#8217;s Bank of Baroda leaked online, source and researcher say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; 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