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Deputy Head of the Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation Danil Filippov reported at the session "Digital Sovereignty and Security of Citizens: Legal Models" of the Eastern Economic Forum that the damage from IT crimes has grown from 91 billion rubles in 2022 to 156 billion rubles in 2023. "In the first seven months of 2024, the amount was 91 billion rubles. And over the past three years, cyber fraudsters have stolen and transferred more than 350 billion rubles abroad. A representative of Sberbank cited a figure of 250 billion rubles for one year, but, again, taking into account latent crimes, the figure can be increased," the representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs added.

Danil Filippov also reported that more than 1.5 million IT crimes were committed between 2022 and August 2024, and noted two features of IT crimes that pose a threat to the legal and digital sovereignty of the Russian Federation: cross-border nature and anonymity: "If cross-border nature is ensured by the development of information technologies, then anonymity is due to the violation of current legislation or its imperfection. Therefore, our task is to block actors within our country, using which remote fraudsters create anonymity, subsequently withdrawing funds from the jurisdiction of Russia, that is, abroad."

Deputy Technical Director of JSC Infozashchita (iTProtect) Evgeny Sviridov said that in the context of the fight against the cross-border nature of IT crimes and the anonymity of cyber fraudsters, there are two priority areas that allow the fight to be conducted more effectively - this is strengthening coordination between actors and developing multilateral state cooperation in the fight against such threats.

of AT Group (Angara Security) Alexander mexico whatsapp number database Khonin noted that it is necessary to establish cooperation at the global level, when services from different countries will exchange information and make joint efforts to find and punish cyber fraudsters: "Currently, we often encounter stories when the search for such intruders goes beyond the borders of our country, where powers and opportunities end. Cyber ​​fraudsters, feeling impunity, take advantage of this. It is also necessary to note that the involvement of companies from cybersecurity can also help the process of countering cybercrime. Their expertise and resources will also be useful in this difficult matter."

Sergey Golovanov, chief expert at Kaspersky Lab, also believes that international cooperation must be established to combat cross-border IT crimes: "For example, the implemented draft UN convention against cybercrime could significantly complicate the lives of criminals by regulating the collection of real-time traffic data, prompt exchange of information, as well as freezing, seizure, and confiscation of proceeds from such offenses for participating states."

Sergey Golovanov predicts that the fight against droppers - intermediaries in fraudulent schemes for cashing out stolen funds - will help reduce the damage from IT crimes. The bill on criminal liability for such persons has already been sent to the government for consideration. Criminal punishment for droppers is a measure that will make such activities more risky and will lead to a decrease in those willing to participate in fraudulent schemes. Without the help of intermediaries, it will be more difficult for criminals to cash out stolen funds, which will potentially reduce the number of such crimes."

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