According to the Ministry of International Affairs of Russian Federation, two natives of the Sverdlovsk region stole more than 60.5 million rubles from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (center of Kamchatka Krai) Bank and another commercial organizations.
Irina Volk, official representative of the MIA, said that hackers were able to access the computers of the affected organizations using Malware. Stolen money was transferred to the Bank accounts of front organizations and cashed.
Criminal cases of illegal access to computer information and cybercrime will be heard soon. According to the first case, hackers can face up to five years imprisonment. According to second, they can face up to ten years with a fine up to one million rubles.
It is known that they have another partners. The investigation against hacker group continues.
According to Ilya Sachkov (CEO and founder of Group-IB), 100% effective safeguards against cyber attacks does not exist, but every organization can reduce the risks and improve protection of banks. The most important thing for organizations is creation their own Information Systems and Security Division.
- Christina
Irina Volk, official representative of the MIA, said that hackers were able to access the computers of the affected organizations using Malware. Stolen money was transferred to the Bank accounts of front organizations and cashed.
Criminal cases of illegal access to computer information and cybercrime will be heard soon. According to the first case, hackers can face up to five years imprisonment. According to second, they can face up to ten years with a fine up to one million rubles.
It is known that they have another partners. The investigation against hacker group continues.
According to Ilya Sachkov (CEO and founder of Group-IB), 100% effective safeguards against cyber attacks does not exist, but every organization can reduce the risks and improve protection of banks. The most important thing for organizations is creation their own Information Systems and Security Division.
- Christina
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