{"id":49600,"date":"2022-12-06T15:58:22","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T15:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/34110\/Russian-State-Owned-Bank-VTB-Hit-By-Massive-DDoS-Attack.html"},"modified":"2022-12-06T15:58:22","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T15:58:22","slug":"russian-state-owned-bank-vtb-hit-by-massive-ddos-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/russian-state-owned-bank-vtb-hit-by-massive-ddos-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian State-Owned Bank VTB Hit By Massive DDoS Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/resizer\/Ev4o0ZB6zp0DJXKGjlv2eMlK7EE=\/1200x628\/smart\/filters:quality(80)\/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com\/reuters\/OH66JPUBBRJBJNIEBIKDGNNB6I.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body__context_widget__1xxEe article-body__element__2p5pI\">\n<div class=\"context-widget__tabcontainer__7d2ES\"><button class=\"context-widget__scroll__3-ZMf context-widget__left__1l1d8\" type=\"button\" disabled aria-label=\"Scroll tabs left\"><svg class=\"context-widget__icon__1Wr5Q\" viewBox=\"0 0 6 11\"><path d=\"m1.8 5.1 3.8-3.9c.3-.2.3-.7 0-1-.2-.3-.7-.3-1 0L.2 4.6c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1L4.6 10c.2.2.4.3.5.3.2 0 .4-.1.5-.3.3-.2.3-.7 0-1L1.8 5.1Z\" \/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<ul role=\"tablist\" class=\"context-widget__tabs__18YJD\">\n<li data-testid=\"Text\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__default__UPMUu context-widget__tab__1XBL- context-widget__selected__B55Vo\"><svg class=\"context-widget__icon__1Wr5Q\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M11.5 0c1 0 1.8.8 1.9 1.8v2.6c.4.7.7 1.4.7 2.2 0 .8-.2 1.4-.6 2L16 11l-.7.8-2.4-2.4c-.7.7-1.7 1.2-2.8 1.2-1.3 0-2.5-.7-3.2-1.7H3.3V7.8h3.1c-.1-.3-.2-.7-.2-1.2 0-.4.1-.8.2-1.2H3.3v-1h3.6c.7-1 1.9-1.7 3.2-1.7.9 0 1.6.3 2.3.7V1.9c0-.5-.4-.8-.8-.9H1.9c-.5 0-.8.4-.9.8V14.1c0 .5.4.8.8.9h9.7c.5 0 .8-.4.9-.8v-2.7h1v2.6c0 1-.8 1.8-1.8 1.9H1.9c-1 0-1.8-.8-1.9-1.8V1.9C0 .9.8.1 1.8 0h9.7Zm-1.4 11.2v1.1H3.3v-1.1h6.8Zm0-7.5c-1.3 0-2.4.9-2.8 2.1h2.8v1H7.2c.1 1.5 1.4 2.7 2.9 2.7 1.7 0 3-1.3 3-2.9 0-1.6-1.3-2.9-3-2.9Z\" \/><\/svg>Summary<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Text\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__default__UPMUu context-widget__tab__1XBL-\"><svg class=\"context-widget__icon__1Wr5Q\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M14.1 5.4c1.1 0 1.9.9 1.9 1.9V16H0V9.4c0-1.1.8-1.9 1.9-1.9h3.4c1 0 1.8.8 1.8 1.9V15h1.8V7.3c0-1 .7-1.8 1.7-1.8l.1-.1ZM5.3 8.5H1.9c-.5 0-.9.4-.9.9V15h5.1V9.4c0-.5-.3-.8-.7-.9h-.1Zm8.8-2h-3.4c-.4 0-.8.3-.8.8V15H15V7.3c0-.4-.4-.8-.8-.8h-.1Zm-.8 5.8v1h-1.7v-1h1.7Zm-8.9 0v1H2.7v-1h1.7Zm8.9-2.1v1h-1.7v-1h1.7Zm-8.9 0v1H2.7v-1h1.7Zm8.9-2v1h-1.7v-1h1.7ZM10.7 0c1 0 1.8.8 1.9 1.8v2.6h-1V1.9c0-.5-.4-.8-.8-.9H5.3c-.5 0-.8.4-.9.8V6.5h-1V1.9C3.4.9 4.2.1 5.2 0h5.5Z\" \/><\/svg>Companies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"context-widget__scroll__3-ZMf context-widget__right__2iQ-B\" type=\"button\" disabled aria-label=\"Scroll tabs right\"><svg class=\"context-widget__icon__1Wr5Q\" viewBox=\"0 0 7 11\"><path d=\"M6 5 1.6.6C1.3.3.9.3.6.6c-.3.3-.3.7 0 1l3.9 3.9L.6 9.4c-.3.3-.3.7 0 1 .1.2.3.2.5.2s.4 0 .5-.2L6 6c.3-.3.3-.7 0-1Z\" \/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"context-widget__content__1X4Oq\">\n<ul class=\"summary__summary__31feP\">\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__body__yKS5U body__base__22dCE body__body_alt__2kEQu summary__point__NO-2F\">This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-0\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">MOSCOW, Dec 6 (Reuters) &#8211; Russia&#8217;s No. 2 bank VTB <a data-testid=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/companies\/VTBR.MM\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__large__nEccO link__underline_default__2prE_\" rel=\"noopener\">(VTBR.MM)<\/a> was hit by the largest cyber attack in its history, it said on Tuesday, warning of temporary difficulties in accessing its mobile app and website, but assuring customers that their data remained safe.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-1\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">State-owned VTB said it was repelling the distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, in which hackers attempt to flood a network with unusually high volumes of data traffic in order to paralyse it.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-2\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">&#8220;The bank&#8217;s technological infrastructure is under an unprecedented cyber attack from abroad,&#8221; VTB said in a statement. &#8220;The largest not only this year, but in the whole time the bank has operated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-3\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">Russian government entities and state-owned companies have been targeted over events in Ukraine, with the websites of the Kremlin, flagship carrier Aeroflot <a data-testid=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/companies\/AFLT.MM\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__large__nEccO link__underline_default__2prE_\" rel=\"noopener\">(AFLT.MM)<\/a> and major lender Sberbank <a data-testid=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/companies\/SBER.MM\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__large__nEccO link__underline_default__2prE_\" rel=\"noopener\">(SBER.MM)<\/a> among those to have seen outages or temporary access issues.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-4\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">Hackers also <a data-testid=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/cyberattack-hits-russian-davos-adjusts-new-reality-2022-06-17\/\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__large__nEccO link__underline_default__2prE_\">delayed<\/a> the start of President Vladimir Putin&#8217;s speech at Russia&#8217;s flagship economic forum earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-5\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">Pro-Russian hackers, meanwhile, have claimed responsibility or been blamed for attacks on websites and infrastructure in the likes of Lithuania, Norway and the United States this year.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-6\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">VTB said the majority of attacks had come from abroad, but that it was particularly concerned by traffic from Russian IP addresses. 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