YEKATERINBURG, February 15. /TASS/. The so-called "blitzkrieg of cyber attacks’ Russia has faced after the start of the special military operation has mainly failed, Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, Alexander Shoitov said.

"As the special operation continues, the blitzkrieg of attacks did not result in significant success. Of course, we had breakdowns, but on the whole the information infrastructure survived," he said.

During the Ural forum Cybersecurity in Finance the Deputy Minister was asked how cyber attacks against Russia have changed in 2023, Shoitov recalled that since the beginning of the special military operation there have been "large-scale computer attacks, DDoS attacks, <...> blitzkrieg, probing, including our infrastructure." The goal was to post deliberately false information and to carry out a sharp, rapid and negative impact on infrastructure, including critical infrastructure, he noted.

"[During the special military operation] the goals and tasks of the violators have changed. Before this, there were fundamentally fraudulent actions," he said.

"Gradually, attacks are becoming more complex, and there is a transition to "protracted actions." Multi-level DDoS attacks act as a kind of cover for further negative impact on the information systems, he added," the deputy minister added.

About the forum

The Cybersecurity in Finance forum is taking place in Yekaterinburg, in Russia’s Ural region, from February 14 to 16. The Forum is the largest event dedicated to discussing trends and challenges in information security, as well as priorities and prospects in banking cyber security going forward. In 2024, the Forum’s participants will focus on exploring development strategies for information security in finance in a rapidly changing environment. TASS is the general information partner of the forum.