In 2023, four thousand IT crimes were recorded.
Since 2020, the number of IT crimes committed by minors in Russia has increased 74 times. This was announced by Artem Babintsev, Senior Inspector for Special Assignments of the Main Department for Public Order Protection of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, at the section of the Safe Internet Forum.
According to Babintsev, if in 2020 54 such crimes were registered, then by 2023 the number has increased to 4,000. He also stressed that the increase in the number of crimes is associated with the development of technology and the deepening involvement of minors in digital criminal activities.
Earlier in March 2024, the trial of a young programmer accused of participating in a large-scale hacker operation ended in Belarus. A group of about 700 people used phishing sites to steal money from bank cards through popular online platforms. A minor coder from Minsk played a key role in the development of software for this scheme. In a year and a half, he was able to steal more than 24 thousand rubles. The court sentenced the young man to 5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony and a fine of 2 thousand rubles.
Since 2020, the number of IT crimes committed by minors in Russia has increased 74 times. This was announced by Artem Babintsev, Senior Inspector for Special Assignments of the Main Department for Public Order Protection of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, at the section of the Safe Internet Forum.
According to Babintsev, if in 2020 54 such crimes were registered, then by 2023 the number has increased to 4,000. He also stressed that the increase in the number of crimes is associated with the development of technology and the deepening involvement of minors in digital criminal activities.
Earlier in March 2024, the trial of a young programmer accused of participating in a large-scale hacker operation ended in Belarus. A group of about 700 people used phishing sites to steal money from bank cards through popular online platforms. A minor coder from Minsk played a key role in the development of software for this scheme. In a year and a half, he was able to steal more than 24 thousand rubles. The court sentenced the young man to 5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony and a fine of 2 thousand rubles.
