Satyam denies World Bank hacking allegations
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Indian IT outsourcer refutes FOX News claims that Satyam was barred from offshore work after an employee installed keylogger on World Bank systems
FOX News alleged that World Bank president Robert Zoellick demanded that its contract with Satyam, signed in 2003, be terminated after the supposed breach took place.
A statement issued by Satyam quoted a World Bank employee saying, “The story cites misinformation from unattributed sources and leaked emails that are taken out of context.”
The statement added: “Like other public and private institutions, the World Bank has repeatedly experienced hacking attacks on its computer systems and is constantly updating its security to defeat these. But at no point has a hacking attack accessed sensitive information in the World Bank’s treasury, procurement, anti-corruption or human resources departments.”
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