Comparison Overview

HSBC

VS

Citi

HSBC

8 Canada Square, None, London, None, GB, E14 5HQ
Last Update: 2025-12-11
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Between 800 and 849
http://www.hsbc.com

Opening up a world of opportunity for our customers, investors, ourselves and the planet. We're a financial services organisation that serves more than 40 million customers, ranging from individual savers and investors to some of the world’s biggest companies and governments. Our network covers 58 countries and territories, and we’re here to use our unique expertise, capabilities, breadth and perspectives to open up a world of opportunity for our customers. HSBC is listed on the London, Hong Kong, New York, and Bermuda stock exchanges. To view our social media terms and conditions please visit the following webpage: http://www.hsbc.com/social-TandCs

NAICS: 52
NAICS Definition: Finance and Insurance
Employees: 186,976
Subsidiaries: 8
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
6
Attack type number
1
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Citi

388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York, US, 10013
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 800 and 849
http://www.citigroup.com

Citi's mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress. Our core activities are safeguarding assets, lending money, making payments and accessing the capital markets on behalf of our clients. We have over 200 years of experience helping our clients meet the world's toughest challenges and embrace its greatest opportunities. We are Citi, the global bank – an institution connecting millions of people across hundreds of countries and cities. For information on Citi’s commitment to privacy, visit on.citi/privacy.

NAICS: 52
NAICS Definition: Finance and Insurance
Employees: 197,159
Subsidiaries: 2
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
2

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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HSBC
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ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
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SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
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SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
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GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
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PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
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HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
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Citi
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ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
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SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
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SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
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GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
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PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
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HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
Compliance Summary
HSBC
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Citi
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Financial Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for HSBC in 2025.

Incidents vs Financial Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Citi in 2025.

Incident History — HSBC (X = Date, Y = Severity)

HSBC cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Citi (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Citi cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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HSBC
Incidents

Date Detected: 10/2018
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 12/2015
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Unauthorized Access
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2015
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Mistakenly Sent Data
Blog: Blog
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Citi
Incidents

Date Detected: 02/2022
Type:Cyber Attack
Attack Vector: Email
Motivation: Financial Gain
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 3/2013
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Accidental Exposure
Blog: Blog

FAQ

Citi company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to HSBC company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

HSBC company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Citi company.

In the current year, Citi company and HSBC company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither Citi company nor HSBC company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Both Citi company and HSBC company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Citi company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while HSBC company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither HSBC company nor Citi company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither HSBC nor Citi holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

HSBC company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Citi company.

Citi company employs more people globally than HSBC company, reflecting its scale as a Financial Services.

Neither HSBC nor Citi holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither HSBC nor Citi holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither HSBC nor Citi holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither HSBC nor Citi holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither HSBC nor Citi holds HIPAA certification.

Neither HSBC nor Citi holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

NXLog Agent before 6.11 can load a file specified by the OPENSSL_CONF environment variable.

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.1
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Description

uriparser through 0.9.9 allows unbounded recursion and stack consumption, as demonstrated by ParseMustBeSegmentNzNc with large input containing many commas.

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 2.9
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
Description

A vulnerability was detected in Mayan EDMS up to 4.10.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /authentication/. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.10.2 is sufficient to fix this issue. You should upgrade the affected component. The vendor confirms that this is "[f]ixed in version 4.10.2". Furthermore, that "[b]ackports for older versions in process and will be out as soon as their respective CI pipelines complete."

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 5.0
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
cvss3
Base: 4.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
cvss4
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
References
Description

MJML through 4.18.0 allows mj-include directory traversal to test file existence and (in the type="css" case) read files. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-12827.

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 4.5
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
References
Description

A half-blind Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in kube-controller-manager when using the in-tree Portworx StorageClass. This vulnerability allows authorized users to leak arbitrary information from unprotected endpoints in the control plane’s host network (including link-local or loopback services).

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 5.8
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
References