The growth of cybercrime, which has continued in Russia in recent years, has been reported to be halted in 2022. TASS With reference to the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation.
According to the agency, the rate of increase in crime related to the use of information technology slowed in 2021, and in 2022 they recorded a downward trend in the number of such acts.
The Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office reported that in the 11-month period of 2022, the number of cybercrimes decreased by 4.9% compared to the same period of the previous year, from 494.1 thousand to 470.1 thousand.
Former Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev declarationThe amount of damage from cybercrime in Russia since the beginning of 2022 is 65 billion rubles. This amount is 20% more than in 2021.
Like said more and more youngsters are involved in cybercrime, and they are offered, for example, to download malware in exchange for money.