Sberbank is a state-owned Russian banking and financial services company. It is Russia’s largest financial institution, according to the U.S. Department of Treasury. The U.S. Department of Treasury stated that it has taken “significant and unprecedented action to respond to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine by imposing severe economic costs,” including sanctions against Sberbank and certain of its subsidiaries.
Pixalate has identified at least six Sberbank websites. At least one of them — onlaine-sberbank.ru — is using Google Ads for monetization as of March 2, 2022.
In a short duration test on March 2, 2022, Pixalate observed several top advertisers buying ads on at least one of these websites. Download the full list of sites here for your own reference.
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