Hackers paralyze Bankers Association – inside Paradeplatz

Cyber ​​attacks have reached the financial center. The Bankers Association website was no longer available this morning.

A spokesperson confirmed this. He said one of them is in contact with member banks. Also below is the page of Swiss Private Bankers Bankers, the organization for Swiss private banks.

According to a source, Julius Baer was also affected by a DDoS attack by unknown parties. Behind it are web requests from countless servers from all over the world.

Barr’s spokeswoman initially did not know anything about the problems.

The source blames Swisscom. This provides server services for many Swiss banks.

A Swisscom spokesperson didn’t want to be specific, but wrote in a statement:

“Basically: in the event of DDoS attacks on customers, Swisscom immediately takes countermeasures such as restricting or blocking access. However, Swisscom does not provide any information on individual customers.”

According to a spokesperson, ZKB, which receives server services from Swisscom and is one of the four too big to fail banks in Switzerland, is currently operating normally.

Cybercriminals are quick to organize DDoS attacks. Attackers can order one online for a few thousand francs.

DDoS is part of Cyber ​​Defense Basics.

Experienced computer scientists know how to “build” firewalls and server capabilities to protect their clients from failures caused by DDoS.

This does not work in every case. If the “enemy” shoots from all the “cannons”, even the higher side can fall.

However, technically strong sites usually stay online.

that Swissbanking.orgside of the Swiss Bankers Association, at 1.30 pm still did not hesitate, not speaking for officials.

According to an inside source, those affected are angry at server provider Swisscom. Their inability to force you to inform Venma.

A spokesman for the supervisory authority in Bern did not respond with a statement.

It is not clear who is attacking the financial center with DDoS methods. In the past few days, the media reported that Russian hackers launched DDoS attacks against government websites.

today Report appearanceThat swiss tourism site is offline now too.

Digital snipers have also been targeted Pixio Advised, a technology subsidiary of Mobiliar that provides “business software for the self-employed, small businesses, and startups.”

“On June 13 and 14, 2023, Bexio, like many Swiss cities and cantons, was partially unavailable (twice for about ten minutes a day) or was only available to a limited extent due to a DDoS attack,” the investigation spokeswoman confirms.

Customer data has never been compromised. However, the company is suffering.

“For our customers, this means they can only use Bexio to a limited extent.”