According to sources, specialists of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine of the Ministry of Defense conducted a successful cyber attack on the systems of one of the largest banks in Russia.
According to sources, specialists of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine of the Ministry of Defense conducted a successful cyber attack on the systems of one of the largest banks in Russia.
This was reported to «Suspilne» by sources in Ukrainian intelligence. According to them, due to DDOS attacks, clients of Gazprombank lost access to online banking and the user’s mobile account.
«Hundreds of thousands of Russians were unable to transfer funds and make online payments due to malfunctioning Gazprombank applications.» Their panicked comments on social networks and complaints on the bank’s pages confirm the success of the cyber operation», — the source noted.
The attack also paralyzed the operation of Gazprombank terminals throughout Russia. This caused problems with payment in public transport in Tomsk and Voronezh.
The DIU indicated that the Russian mass media also confirmed the fact of a DDOS attack on the website of Gazprombank, which stopped opening altogether in France and Germany. In addition to the website, the bank’s mobile application was also not launched.
Gazprombank is one of the largest banks in Russia. The institution’s clients are about 3 million individuals and about 45 thousand legal entities.
Previously, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions against the Russian Gazprombank, through which financial flows from gas exports pass, helping Russia obtain funds for the continuation of the war in Ukraine. Experts believe that the sanctions against Gazprombank became a key factor in the collapse of the ruble exchange rate, which at the end of November fell to a historic low of 114 rubles per $1.
