State agencies reported a ban on Apple equipment in the Central Bank – Kommersant

The Central Bank of Russia will prohibit employees from using Apple phones and tablets for official purposes from December 25 and will stop purchasing them, TASS reported, citing sources. According to them, the corresponding order was given by the Chairman of the Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina. RIA Novosti sources provide similar information. The Central Bank has not yet commented on this.

FSB in June accused Apple infecting its devices with “malware”. The use of devices of an American company for official purposes was prohibited in Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Education And Ministry of Digital Developmentas well as in “Rostec”. How Kommersant reported, Rosatom will introduce a similar ban. Head of Russian Railways Oleg Belozerov promised Do not prohibit employees from using Apple devices.

Laura Keffer