According to the Central Bank, Xalq Banki recorded the highest number of high-risk sessions, while Orient Finans Bank topped the ranking by the value of blocked transactions.
The Central Bank said banks had stepped up efforts to identify and prevent cyber threats across the financial system.
A total of 3,859,969 sessions were classified as high-risk during the month. Xalq Banki accounted for 2,026,645 of them, followed by Business Development Bank with 874,251.
Ipak Yuli Bank ranked third with 161,108 sessions, followed by Agrobank with 147,293 and Trustbank with 136,102.
In terms of the value of blocked transactions, Orient Finans Bank led with UZS 636 billion. Uzsanoatqurilishbank came second with UZS 613.7 billion, followed by Xalq Banki at UZS 241.6 billion, Business Development Bank at UZS 82.2 billion and Uzum Bank at UZS 50.2 billion.
The Central Bank also reported cases in which antivirus systems integrated into banking apps detected malicious files on users’ mobile devices.
Following antivirus alerts, 257,010 users removed malicious files from their devices. Xalq Banki recorded the highest number of such cases, at 80,000, followed by Uzum Bank with 45,394 and Aloqabank with 35,408.
Meanwhile, 220,316 users were restricted from accessing mobile banking apps after malicious files were detected on their devices.
Hamkorbank reported the highest number of restrictions, affecting 69,567 users. Mikrokreditbank followed with 30,000, Xalq Banki with 24,709, Agrobank with 17,032 and Ipak Yuli Bank with 12,511.
