Uzbekistan's banks restrict over $140mn in high-risk transactions in October 2026
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 13, 2 of them from Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan's banks identified nearly 3.86mn high-risk sessions in October 2026, restricting transactions worth over $140mn, while antivirus systems helped 257,010 users remove malicious files from their devices and restricted mobile banking access for 220,316 users as part of measures to detect and prevent cyber threats.
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2 outlets from Uzbekistan, where the story is: Daryo, Kun.uz · how we count
- Nov 13, 6:51 AM UTCFirst reportBanks in Uzbekistan block UZS 1.7 trillion in high-risk transactions in Octoberkun.uz ↗
- Nov 13, 10:20 AM UTC+3 h· you’re reading thisUzbekistan's banks restrict over $140mn in high-risk transactions in October 2026daryo.uz ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 10:20 AM UTC · +3 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same October 2026 Uzbek banking antifraud statistics (about 3.86 million high-risk sessions) with the restricted amount given in sum rather than dollars, which is consistent with R
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