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11 April 201209:56

Hackers try to steal over 300m from Bank24.ru’s account

RBC daily reports Bank24.ru (a member of Life Group) was able to prevent the stealing of over 300m RUR from its account via the company’s e-banking system.

According to the newspaper, the cyber-criminals tried to use the bank’s accounts to transfer money stolen from the other banks’ customers using the e-banking system; however, Bank24.ru’s special division for incident investigation helped to detain more than ten offenders.

The bank explains that their company was chosen by the criminals because Bank24.ru offers a customer-friendly e-banking package.

‘Our incident investigation team cooperated efficiently with the law-enforcement agencies and helped to find proofs of the committed crimes,’ the bank’s press officer says.
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