Pro-Russian hackers attack websites of 5 Italian banks

The pro-Russian hacker group NoName 057(16) has carried out cyberattacks on the websites of at least five Italian banks, the Italian cybersecurity agency said, Report informs via Kommersant.

The hackers themselves also claimed to be involved in the attack.

These are the banks Intesa Sanpaolo, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, BPER Banca, FinecoBank and Banca Popolare di Sondrio. Hackers resorted to DDoS attacks to disrupt websites. A source at one of the banks told Reuters that their website went down due to heavy traffic for a short period of time, but there were no crashes in the mobile application.

"We attacked five Italian banks, their clients go crazy and write in social networks that services and applications do not work for financial organizations," the message in the Telegram channel NoName 057 (16) says.

The messages are accompanied by an emoji in the form of a Russian flag, the group's logo is a bear's paw print. Screenshots confirming the hacking of websites show a brown bear.

Since March 2022, hackers have carried out a number of cyberattacks on Ukrainian, American, and European websites of state institutions, the media, and private companies. In particular, on April 4, the day Finland joined NATO, NoName 057(16) attacked the websites of the Finnish Parliament.