The Daishi Hokuetsu Bank and Taiko Bank temporarily suspended services following a serious vulnerability in PHP, the web development language. On the morning of the 22nd, some services, including visit reservations and branch and ATM searches, resumed.
Following the discovery of a serious vulnerability in PHP, a programming language widely used around the world, The Daishi Hokuetsu Bank, a subsidiary of Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group, and Taiko Bank temporarily suspended services.
The Daishi Hokuetsu Bank urgently suspended some services on the night of the 21st, then resumed services including visit reservations and branch and ATM searches on the morning of the 22nd. Services such as electronic mortgage contracts and business loan contracts remain under maintenance.
Taiko Bank also temporarily suspended its website on the morning of the 22nd and carried out emergency maintenance. As a result, restrictions on the provision of online functions for customers remained in place.
The response was reported as part of the global response to the PHP vulnerability, and the banks may issue additional announcements as they work to resume services.