Comparison Overview

HSBC

VS

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group

HSBC

8 Canada Square, None, London, None, GB, E14 5HQ
Last Update: 2025-12-11
Between 800 and 849

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

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group

1丁目 1-2, Marunouchi Chiyoda-Ku,, Tokyo, undefined, undefined, JP
Last Update: 2025-12-09

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 150 offices and 86,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG's shares trade on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges, and its ADRs trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: SMFG). Americas: https://www.smbcgroup.com/ EMEA: https://www.smbcgroup.com/emea/ APAC: https://www.smbc.co.jp/asia/ Tokyo: https://www.smfg.co.jp/english/

NAICS: 52
NAICS Definition: Finance and Insurance
Employees: 12,849
Subsidiaries: 2
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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HSBC
ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group
ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
Compliance Summary
HSBC
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group
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 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group in 2025.

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

HSBC cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group 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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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group
Incidents

No Incident

FAQ

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to HSBC company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

HSBC company has historically faced a number of disclosed cyber incidents, whereas Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group company has not reported any.

In the current year, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group company and HSBC company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group company nor HSBC company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

HSBC company has disclosed at least one data breach, while the other Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group company nor HSBC company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither HSBC company nor Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither HSBC nor Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

HSBC company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group company.

HSBC company employs more people globally than Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group company, reflecting its scale as a Financial Services.

Neither HSBC nor Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither HSBC nor Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither HSBC nor Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither HSBC nor Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither HSBC nor Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group holds HIPAA certification.

Neither HSBC nor Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group 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.

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
Description

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

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
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."

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
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.

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
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).

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