Kathmandu. Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has temporarily shut down its website and other services in view of the serious security risks seen worldwide in web technology (PHP).
The central bank issued a notice on Friday informing that the website and services have been temporarily closed due to security risks. The bank has apologized for the inconvenience caused to the stakeholders of the banking and financial sector and the general public due to the closure of the service.
During this period, the notice has also requested to visit the official social sites of the bank for the necessary information related to the NRB.
Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has appealed to banks and financial institutions, payment system operators (PSOs), payment service providers (PSPs) and remittance companies to take necessary precautions in view of this security risk. In addition, the NRB has also urged the concerned authorities to strengthen the systems being used on the servers and increase regular security monitoring.
