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Bank of Russia restores website after cyber attack

An analysis of the situation allowed concluding that the website was hit by a DDoS attack, the power of which exceeded the channel capacity more than ten times
Bank of Russia building in Moscow ITAR-TASS/Sergei Bobylev
Bank of Russia building in Moscow
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MOSCOW, March 14. /ITAR-TASS/. Central Bank of Russia had restored the website work in full, after it was disrupted on March 14, the bank said on its website.

An analysis of the situation allowed concluding that the website was hit by a DDoS attack, the power of which exceeded the channel capacity more than ten times, it said.

A sharp traffic increase was recorded on the website at 09:30 Moscow time on March 14. There were problem in the access to the website between 09:45 and 11:00. Specialists of Bank of Russia together with providers restored the website functioning in full at 11:00.