Ukrainian banks hit by pro-Russian NoName hackers

The Russian-linked hacktivist group NoName has been relentlessly targeting the Ukrainian financial sector in its latest campaign against the war-torn nation.

“We will start today's journey with an attack on the financial sector of Ukraine,” the gang posted on their encrypted Telegram channel June 27.

Since the threat actors edict four days ago, nearly a dozen major Ukrainian banks have been hit daily by the gang’s signature DDoS attack method.

Targets include four of the nation's largest commercial banks, including First Ukrainian International Bank (PUMB), State Savings Bank of Ukraine (Oshchadbank), Credit Agricole Bank, and Universal Bank.

The pro-Russian hacking conglomerate, official known in the security world as NoName057(16), said its latest campaign is aimed at disrupting Ukraine’s online banking Internet infrastructure.

Besides claiming to have knocked several of the bank websites completely offline, the gang has also specifically gone after authorization services, login portals, customer service systems, and loan processing services.