There were cyber attacks on state institutions and banks

Published: August 8, 2022 21:29

There is no information about which internet resource was seized

On August 8 Azerbaijan there were large-scale cyber attacks against a number of government institutions and banks.

“Report” published information about this with reference to the State Service of Special Communication and Information Security. No information was given on which internet resource was disabled.

The Service’s Computer Incident Response Center (CIRC) last week Azerbaijan electron information warned that large-scale cyber attacks against its resources are expected.

This year April Compulsory in the month Medical insurance The Internet resource of his office was subjected to a cyber attack. According to the information spread by the attackers on Internet resources, it was claimed that the entire system of the Compulsory Insurance Bureau was destroyed and more than 40 million pieces of information were captured.

The cyber attack is said to have been carried out by a hacker with the pseudonym “AngryBoy” on “DarkNet” internet resources. It was alleged that the entire system of the bureau was destroyed and more than 40 million pieces of information were seized.

In his statement to Meydan TV at that time information technology expert Osman Günduz stated that the current situation is due to serious deficiencies and problems in this field news gives

He believes that “Critic information “Regulations on ensuring the security of infrastructure” should be adopted as soon as possible.

According to him, the lists of institutions that will be considered critical should be approved:

“At the same time, our legislation on the protection of personal data is also recently adopted Europe should be adapted to the standards. Penalties against the public and private sector that fail to protect personal data should be tightened.”