Fraudsters swindle Russians out of US$1.5 billion in 2024
Pravda Ukraine
Cyber fraudsters have lured US$1.6 billion from Russians in 11 months of 2024.
Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency TASS, citing data from Russia’s Interior Ministry
Details: “Cybercrime causes significant damage to the economy and property rights of citizens,” Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev added.
Over 702,000 cases of cybercrime were reported in Russia in the first 11 months of 2024, a 14.3% increase compared to the same period in 2023.
The growth rate of fraud cases has slowed significantly, dropping from 44% in 2023 to 9.2% in 2024.
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