Ukraine Hacks ATMs Across Russia in Ongoing Cyberattack
On July 23, 2024, Ukraine launched a cyberattack on Russian banks, disrupting ATM services and blocking transactions, aiming to undermine financial support for Russia's military amid ongoing conflict.
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A significant cyberattack initiated by Ukraine on July 23, 2024, has targeted the Russian banking sector, disrupting ATM services at major banks and blocking debit and credit card transactions for customers. This operation, attributed to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (HUR), aims to undermine the financial systems that support Russia's military actions. The attack has led to the freezing of bank payment systems, outages in mobile applications, and interruptions in services provided by major Russian telecom companies. Affected banks include VTB Bank, Alfa-Bank, Sberbank, and Gazprombank, among others. The Ukrainian intelligence source indicated that the attack is intensifying, with implications for public transport payments and access to online services. The ongoing cyber offensive reflects Ukraine's strategic efforts to disrupt Russian operations amid the ongoing conflict.
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5 commentsExactly what you are supposed to do to stop it, I am not sure. But just complete acceptance or even enthusiasm for warfare is not a safe or necessarily sane response.
I also think that part of this is that people latch on to simplified one-sided fairy tale explanations of conflicts.
It’s been sort of reassuring to see how absolutely minimal of an effect Russian hackers have had on Ukraine these past years
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