Digital Law

About 517,000 crimes with use of infocomm technologies registered in Russia in 2021

By the end of 2021, about 517,000 crimes committed using information and communication technologies (ICT) were registered in Russia, according to Deputy Head of the Main Directorate for International Legal Cooperation, Head of the Organizational and Legal Department of the Prosecutor General's Office Sergey Plokhov.

15:59 29.06.2022

Global economy losses from cybercrimes estimated at $6 trillion in 2021

Estimated losses of the global economy from cybercrimes accounted for 6 trillion dollars in 2021, Dmitry Bukin, Deputy Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s International Information Security Department, said during the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum on Wednesday.

12:44 29.06.2022

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