The Central Bank of Russia has received more than 750 reports of computer attacks on financial companies in 2024

The Bank of Russia received last year more than 750 reports of computer attacks on financial companies. This was reported on February 18 on the website of the Central Bank (CB) of Russia.

"In 2024, the Bank of Russia received more than 750 reports of computer attacks on financial companies. The bulk of the attacks were made to disable the information infrastructure of companies or make their services inaccessible (DDoS attacks)," the statement said.

It is noted that quite often hackers try to gain access to the systems of financial organizations through cyberattacks on their suppliers. It is also specified that the Bank of Russia regularly conducts cyber training to protect against cyberattacks. In 2024, more than 290 companies participated in them.

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On February 18, experts of the Solar JSOC center for countering cyberattacks of Solar Group reported that the number of cyberattacks on the financial sector for the year increased by a third and reached 9 thousand. The greatest threat to the industry are attempts to scan internal networks for cyberintelligence purposes, exploitation of vulnerabilities and infection with malicious software (software).