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Fri Dec 2, 2016, 11:13 AM Dec 2016

Russia says foreign spies plotted huge cyberattack

MOSCOW (AFP) -
Russia on Friday said it had uncovered plans by foreign intelligence services to carry out massive cyberattacks this month targeting the country's financial system.

The FSB security service said in a statement that it had received information on "plans by foreign secret services to carry out large-scale cyberattacks from December 5."

It said the planned attacks were aimed at "destabilising Russia's financial system including the activities of a number of major banks."

The FSB said it was taking "the necessary measures" to "neutralise the threats to Russia's economic and information security."

http://www.france24.com/en/20161202-russia-says-foreign-spies-plotted-huge-cyberattack

The FSB received information on "plans by foreign secret services to carry out large-scale cyberattacks from December 5," it said in a statement.

It said the attacks would originate from computer servers in the Netherlands owned by Ukrainian company BlazingFast, based in Kiev.

http://www.dw.com/en/russia-repels-cyber-attack-on-financial-systems-fsb/a-36611510

Every country needs to implement adequate border firewalls.

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