The financial organizations analyzed include banks,

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These data were cited in the study "Cyber ​​Threats to the Financial Industry" by Positive Technologies. The study is based on data on successful cyber attacks from the second half of 2023 to mid-2024. Positive Technologies experts analyzed 330 sources, including Telegram channels and forums on the dark web with a total of over 180 million users and a total of over 827 million messages. The sample included the largest platforms in different languages ​​and with different thematic focuses.

insurance companies, credit institutions, algeria whatsapp number database payment system operators, professional participants in the securities market, microfinance organizations, investment funds, etc.

According to the results of the first half of 2024, among Russian financial organizations, banks, insurance companies and microfinance organizations most often became victims of cyberattacks. Hacktivists continued to play the most active role in attacks on Russian financial organizations against the backdrop of the geopolitical conflict. In many cases, companies fell victim to financially motivated cybercriminals, and banking organizations were attacked by APT groups.

50% of successful cyberattacks on Russian financial organizations resulted in leaks of confidential information. 28% of companies experienced disruptions in the operation of services provided. In 8% of cases of successful cyberattacks, organizations faced defacement of web resources and the posting of false information.

Deputy CEO of the Garda Group of Companies Rustem Khairutdinov explained why cyberattacks have exactly these consequences: "Nowadays, the main motivation of hackers is to cause maximum damage to Russian citizens. Data leaks allow targeted fraudulent attacks on users of information systems, gaining their trust and stealing money, and in some cases, forcing them to commit illegal actions through blackmail. Disabling digital services also works towards the main goal of hackers, since it causes inconvenience and subsequent dissatisfaction among citizens with the downtime of important digital functions: government, financial, logistical, etc. Statistics, according to which more than 75% of attacks are not aimed at enriching hackers, confirms this thesis."