VTB reported that the bank is undergoing a major DDoS attack from abroad

This was reported by the press service of the organization.

“Currently, VTB's technological infrastructure is under an unprecedented cyberattack from abroad.

It has become the largest not only this year, but throughout the entire period of the bank’s operation,” the report says.

VTB said that the bank's systems are operating normally, customer data is protected from external interference.

Earlier, Anatoly Pechatnikov, Deputy President and Chairman of the Management Board of VTB, said that VTB had prevented 6.8 million fraudulent attacks since the beginning of the year, which is three times more than last year.

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