Cybercrime

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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

Expert warns of cyberattacks on major political actors ahead of elections in Russia

Hackers will try to compromise the voting process and hinder large political actors to communicate with voters, First Deputy Chair of Russia’s Civic Chamber Commission on Development of the Information Community Alexander Malkevich believes.

18:21 24.05.2021

Civic activists to assist Russian media watchdog in fighting cyberbullying, online fraud

The Public Council at the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) has committed to help the body in the fight against cyberbullying and online fraud.

17:50 19.05.2021

Cyber police to appear in Russia

Russia’s Interior Ministry will include in its structure cyber police; such a decision has been already taken by Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev, the Ministry’s Deputy Head Igor Zubov has said in his interview as part of the “Personally to Children” project realized by the country’s Child Rights Commissioner and Children’s Community Council.

17:03 21.12.2020

Alleged hacker to go on trial on $140K cyber fraud allegations

Alleged hacker Alexander Feshchenko will stand trial in Kovrov, a town in Russia’s Vladimir Region, in a case over embezzling 10.8 million rubles ($130,000) from three local enterprises through hacking attacks.

13:10 10.09.2020

Ombudsman Moskalkova to turn to U.S. authorities urging respect of Russian national’s rights

The Russian Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova said she was ready to turn to U.S. authorities in order to protect rights of detained Russian national Yegor Kryuchkov when giving a lecture to students of the Russian State University of Justice.

12:12 01.09.2020

Cybercrimes are 91% up in Russia over first half of 2020 – Prosecutor General’s Office

The number of crimes committed with the use of information and telecom in Russia increased by 91.7% over the first six months of 2020.

15:31 30.07.2020

Russian prosecutors block overseas website sending false terrorist reports

The Prosecutor General’s Office along with the communications watchdog Roskomnadzor have restricted access to information resources of the overseas online resource Startmail.com where from false terrorist reports had been sent.

13:43 23.01.2020

Moscow court upholds Ukrainian hacker’s 13-year sentence for $16 mln cyber fraud

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a 13-year prison sentence given to Ukrainian citizen Yury Lysenko for cybertheft of one billion rubles (about $16 million at the current exchange rate) from Russian banks.

12:19 17.12.2019

Over 200,000 cybercrimes recorded in Russia in 2018 – experts

Over 200,000 cybercrimes were registered in Russia in 2018, Chair of the Civic Chamber’s Commission on development of information society, mass media and mass communications Alexander Malkevich said during a workshop on protection of Internet users’ rights on Wednesday.

12:56 30.10.2019

Four individuals convicted of cybercrimes in Russia’s Bashkortostan

A court in Ufa, a city of Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan, has sentenced four individuals to prison terms of up to 4.5 years for cybercrimes.

18:04 10.06.2019

Moskalkova to ask U.S. to withdraw extradition request for Russian national Vinnik

Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova, who is currently paying a visit to New York, would officially ask American authorities to withdraw a request for extradition of Alexander Vinnik jailed in Greece.

10:57 18.04.2019

Defendant in Koltsovo airport database hacking case sentenced to 5 years

A court in Yekaterinburg has sentenced Igor Makovkin, a defendant in the case over hacking of a local Koltsovo airport’s database and stealing 1.2 billion rubles ($18.2 million) from banking accounts, to 5 years in prison.

17:45 30.10.2018

Two Russian men charged with $18 mln cyber fraud to go on trial

A 1.2-billion-ruble ($18 million) cyber fraud case against two Ural residents Constantine Melnik and Igor Makovkin has been forwarded to a court in Ekaterinburg for hearing.

13:59 17.08.2018

Cybercrime solving rate reached over 40% in 2017 – Russian prosecutors

Cybercrime solving rate reached 41.3% in 2017, Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office reported Tuesday.

14:23 14.08.2018

Moscow court arrests in absentia Russian man detained in Greece

Moscow’s Ostankinsky District Court has issued an arrest warrant in absentia for Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik detained by a Greek court on the request of the U.S. where he is charged with $4-billion crypto currency fraud.

13:53 08.06.2018

Alleged leader of international hacking network arrested in Ukraine

An alleged organizer of the international hacking network Avalanche wanted by law enforcement authorities of 30 countries has been arrested in Ukraine.

12:59 26.02.2018

U.S. Government seeks to keep alleged Russian hacker behind bars until trial

U.S. authorities have asked a court in Connecticut to order detention of Peter Levashov, who is accused of cybercrimes and has recently been extradited to the United States from Spain, pending trial.

15:59 05.02.2018

Most hackers in Russia are given probation terms

Russian courts have convicted 35 hackers in the first half of 2017, a report prepared by the Judicial Department of the Supreme Court reads.

14:39 01.02.2018

U.S. authorities file motion to examine property of alleged Russian hacker Levashov

The Federal District Court of Connecticut has received a search warrant concerning electronic devices belonging to Russian national Peter Levashov, who may be extradited from Spain on cybercrime charges.

12:45 30.10.2017