The ECB and the US regulator have alerted European banks to upcoming attacks from Moscow-affiliated hackers. The French groups are playing it safe.

Tensions in Ukraine are worrying European banking authorities on the cyber side. After asking banks for clarification on their exposure to Eastern Europe, the European Central Bank (ECB) called on them to strengthen their risk controls, particularly in the face of potential cyberattacks from groups affiliated with Russia. , confirmed to Agefi several banking sources. An alert which took on another dimension when the American agency for cybersecurity and infrastructure security (CISA) in turn notified European groups of this risk, reports a source at Agefi.