Russian Central Bank paralyzed by Ukrainian hackers, sources
Photo: Central Bank of Russia was attacked by Ukrainian hackers (Getty Images)
The Central Bank of Russia, which finances the armed aggression against Ukraine, has become a target of Ukrainian hackers. The attack on the financial institution is intensifying, according to the RBC-Ukraine's sources in the special services.
The sources say that since around 11:00 local time, the resources of the Central Bank of Russia have been either significantly disrupted or completely unavailable to users. The financial institution acknowledges the cyberattack and notes that "the intensity of the attack is increasing."
Additionally, Russian users cannot use the online services of Zenit Bank and Gazprombank. The lack of stable internet complicates the situation, as Russian largest telecommunications service providers are also experiencing systematic cyberattacks. Specifically, the attack is targeting MTS, whose users have been unable to utilize services for the third day in full.
Sources add that the operation against the financial institutions of the aggressor state continues.
Photo: Russian banks under a powerful DDoS attack (screenshots)
Central Bank of Russia
The Central Bank of Russia (Bank of Russia) is the main bank of the first tier, the principal emission, and monetary-credit institution of the Russian Federation. It develops and implements, in cooperation with the government of Russia, a unified state credit and monetary policy and is endowed with special powers, including the right to issue currency and regulate the activities of banks.
The Bank of Russia, acting as the main coordinating and regulating body of the entire credit system of the country, serves as an economic management body. It controls the activities of credit organizations, issues and revokes their licenses to conduct banking operations, and credit organizations work with other legal and natural persons.
Ukraine's cyberattack
Ukrainian hackers have been conducting the largest DDOS attack against the Russian internet infrastructure for nearly a week. The unprecedented cyberattack on the services of the Russian Federation, which finances the military-industrial complex of the terrorist state, has been ongoing since July 23. Targets have also included VTB Bank, Alfa Bank, Sberbank, Raiffeisen Bank, Rosselkhozbank, Rosbank, Gazprombank, T-Bank, iBank, and Dom.RF bank.
Brokerage applications, ATMs, Russian social networks, messengers, internet providers, and national payment systems have also come under attack.
