PIR Bank of Russia
| Primary URL | Location | Industry | pirbank[.]ru |
Country
Russia
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Financial Services
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Profile
PIR Bank of Russia is known by the alias PIR Bank of Russia. The organisation’s headquarters is located in Russia. As indicated by its alias, PIR Bank of Russia is a bank providing financial services. The bank operates at least one regional branch, as referenced in a 2018 security incident.
On July 3, 2018, an outdated router at a regional branch of PIR Bank of Russia was compromised by hackers. The compromised router enabled unauthorized access to the bank’s connection to the Central Bank’s interbank transfer system. Through this access, the attackers stole approximately one million US dollars. The stolen funds were transferred to seventeen accounts held at major domestic banks. The money was quickly withdrawn from those accounts after the transfers.
Despite the theft, the attackers retained persistent access to the bank’s network for potential future intrusions. Forensic investigators attributed the breach to the MoneyTaker cybercriminal group. MoneyTaker had initially infiltrated the bank’s systems approximately five weeks before the July 3 attack. The MoneyTaker group has been linked to more than twenty prior financial cyberattacks in various countries.