The Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan reports an increase in the number of fraudulent activities using digital technologies. Due to the increased awareness of citizens, fraudsters are starting to use more complex schemes.
Fraudsters continue to send fake photos of identity cards and documents through fake profiles to the Telegram messenger, issued allegedly on behalf of the Central Bank using its symbols.
A meeting was held at the Central Bank with a delegation from Tencent Cloud International, part of one of China's largest technology companies, Tencent Holdings Ltd.
During the meeting, the officials of the Central Bank of Turkey informed about the current practice of fraud prevention in payment systems, prevention of cybersecurity incidents and risk management.
The Central Bank of Uzbekistan has decided to postpone the date of the board meeting scheduled for March 13, 2025 to consider the base rate to March 20 of this year.
The Central Bank of Uzbekistan commented on the messages that appeared on social networks about the sending of SMS notifications by commercial banks related to citizens' bank cards.
The leadership of the Central Bank held a meeting with a delegation of the International Finance Corporation headed by the Regional Director for Central Asia and Turkey, Vibke Schloemer.
The leadership of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Uzbekistan Timothy Smart.
A meeting was held at the Central Bank with a delegation led by Chairman of the Board of the International Bank of Azerbaijan Abbas Ibragimov.
Membership in the international organization APWG (Anti-Phishing Working Group) provides the CERT-CBU Cybersecurity Center of the Central Bank with the opportunity to share experience in ensuring cybersecurity in banking and payment systems, as well as receive timely warnings about cyber threats that occur worldwide.
