Analyzing Impact of Computer Attacks on the Banking System of the Russian Federation

The article analyzes damage caused by attacking finance organizations in the Russian Federation through activization of hacker groups. The mentioned attacks were mainly directed at banking cards’ processing, cash machines and the SWIFT system, an international system of transmitting finance informat...

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Main Author: A. A. Salcutan
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Plekhanov Russian University of Economics 2019-12-01
Series:Вестник Российского экономического университета имени Г. В. Плеханова
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Online Access:https://vest.rea.ru/jour/article/view/801
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description The article analyzes damage caused by attacking finance organizations in the Russian Federation through activization of hacker groups. The mentioned attacks were mainly directed at banking cards’ processing, cash machines and the SWIFT system, an international system of transmitting finance information and payments. The growth in hacker penetrations can be seen in all sectors of Russian economy, it is based on informational confrontation and aims at destabilization of considerable objects of critical information infrastructure. Today special attention is paid to attacks of hacker groups, which get financing from states and criminal groupings in order to exert influence on the leading banks of the world. The author investigated the key methods of attacks of finance organizations. The role of the Federal service on technical and export control and the Department of information security of the Bank of Russia was described. By assessing the impact of computer attacks the author came to the conclusion that the Russian banking sector is vulnerable to computer attacks on informational systems that could cause damage not only to small but also big credit organizations, which possess over 60% of the Russian banking sector assets.
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spelling doaj.art-701f775f0ebf4e7e8681453e4e2c4e902023-09-03T13:29:59ZrusPlekhanov Russian University of EconomicsВестник Российского экономического университета имени Г. В. Плеханова2413-28292587-92512019-12-010620221010.21686/2413-2829-2019-6-202-210675Analyzing Impact of Computer Attacks on the Banking System of the Russian FederationA. A. Salcutan0Национальный исследовательский ядерный университет «МИФИ»The article analyzes damage caused by attacking finance organizations in the Russian Federation through activization of hacker groups. The mentioned attacks were mainly directed at banking cards’ processing, cash machines and the SWIFT system, an international system of transmitting finance information and payments. The growth in hacker penetrations can be seen in all sectors of Russian economy, it is based on informational confrontation and aims at destabilization of considerable objects of critical information infrastructure. Today special attention is paid to attacks of hacker groups, which get financing from states and criminal groupings in order to exert influence on the leading banks of the world. The author investigated the key methods of attacks of finance organizations. The role of the Federal service on technical and export control and the Department of information security of the Bank of Russia was described. By assessing the impact of computer attacks the author came to the conclusion that the Russian banking sector is vulnerable to computer attacks on informational systems that could cause damage not only to small but also big credit organizations, which possess over 60% of the Russian banking sector assets.https://vest.rea.ru/jour/article/view/801финансовый секторкибератакабанкфишингвирусыкритическая информационная инфраструктурахакерские группы
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Analyzing Impact of Computer Attacks on the Banking System of the Russian Federation
Вестник Российского экономического университета имени Г. В. Плеханова
финансовый сектор
кибератака
банк
фишинг
вирусы
критическая информационная инфраструктура
хакерские группы
title Analyzing Impact of Computer Attacks on the Banking System of the Russian Federation
title_full Analyzing Impact of Computer Attacks on the Banking System of the Russian Federation
title_fullStr Analyzing Impact of Computer Attacks on the Banking System of the Russian Federation
title_full_unstemmed Analyzing Impact of Computer Attacks on the Banking System of the Russian Federation
title_short Analyzing Impact of Computer Attacks on the Banking System of the Russian Federation
title_sort analyzing impact of computer attacks on the banking system of the russian federation
topic финансовый сектор
кибератака
банк
фишинг
вирусы
критическая информационная инфраструктура
хакерские группы
url https://vest.rea.ru/jour/article/view/801
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