MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russia's special unit responsible for notifying Russian banks of security incidents FinCERT registered massive cyberattacks against Russian banks, but the resources of credit institutions were not compromised, the press service of the Russian Central Bank told Sputnik on Saturday.
"FinCERT registered massive spread of malicious programs of first and second type on banks. Nevertheless, the resources of credit organizations were not compromised," the press service said.
Starting from Friday, reports have been emerging that a malicious software called WannaCry infected computers in up to a hundred countries, affecting the UK public health system NHS, the German state rail company Deutsche Bahn and the Russian Interior Ministry among others. The virus blocked computers with messages flashing on the screen demanding money to remove the restriction.
IT security firm Kaspersky Lab registered some 45,000 infections worldwide, with Russia being hit the most. Microsoft said it had patched up its operating systems against the cyberthreat.
