According to reports, 167 VPN services have been successfully blocked in Russia since 2021 TASS. These data were presented by Sergei Khutortsev, director of the ministry’s Public Communications Network Monitoring and Management Center.
“We work very closely with information security regulators to block malicious sites. <…> We currently cover almost 100% of the traffic of telecom operators,” said Khutortsev.
According to him, phishing resources, as well as sites participating in information wars against the Russian Federation, are also subject to blocking. The expert explained that the department also blocks various services to bypass the blocking.
Khutortsev added that the center was able to limit access to more than two thousand phishing sites and more than 20 malware control and distribution centers in 2023.
The Public Communications Network Monitoring and Management Center is a division of Roskomnadzor.
Russian users in October It has been recommended Look for an analogue of WhatsApp in RuStore.
Previously at the Ministry of Digital Development reportedThat RuStore will no longer host VPN services that do not comply with the requirements of Russian legislation.