According to the results of the first quarter of 2023, fraudsters managed to steal 4.5 billion rubles from bank customers. In this respect reported In materials published on the Central Bank website.
In the first quarter, fraudsters managed to steal 4.5 billion rubles from bank customers, which is 36% more than in the same period last year (3.3 billion rubles). At the same time, the number of non-consensual (BCC) transactions decreased by 2% to 252.1 thousand.
The publication stated that customers were only able to return 4.3% of the total amount of stolen funds. At the same time, Russian banks managed to repel more than 2.7 million cyber-fraud attacks against customer accounts from January to March. Thanks to these efforts, the theft of 712 billion rubles was prevented.
According to Aleksey Golenishchev, head of the Central Bank’s information security department, criminals are gradually changing the emphasis on crime. Recently, cases have become more frequent when scammers try to access banking services remotely. In this case, in addition to stealing funds, attackers can lend to the victim and quickly withdraw the money received.
In mid-February, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation reportedIt was reported that the number of cases of money theft from bank accounts in Russia decreased for the first time in 7 years (15.31%), reaching 877 thousand. Scams increased by 4.29% – 14.2 billion rubles
Source: Gazeta
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