Ukraine’s Military Intelligence Hacks Russian Finance Industry

Ukraine’s military intelligence has launched a significant cyberattack on Russia’s financial sector, targeting major banks and digital service providers. This operation specifically affected Alfa-Bank, Otkritie Bank, and Rostelecom, which is Russia’s largest digital services provider. According to sources from Ukrainian intelligence, these institutions were implicated in supporting the aggression of the Russian armed forces against Ukraine​(The Kyiv Independent)​(RBC-Ukraine).

The cyberattack disrupted services across various sectors, including banking operations and mobile apps. Users reported difficulties with online banking, and some services experienced global disruptions. Russian banks acknowledged the issues but did not provide detailed reasons for the outages or timelines for resolution​(The Kyiv Independent)​(RBC-Ukraine).

This incident is part of a broader strategy by Ukraine to leverage cyber capabilities against Russian infrastructure, especially given the ongoing conflict. The recent attack follows previous successful cyber operations targeting Russian financial institutions earlier this year​(RBC-Ukraine).

For more detailed updates on this developing story, you can check out sources like (

The Kyiv Independent)s://k​(RBC-Ukraine)/ukraines-military-intelligence-attacks-russian-financial-industrys-online-network-source-says/) and RBC-Ukraine.