By the beginning of next year, the number of cybercriminals in Russia will increase by a third.
According to Sberbank’s forecast, next year the amount of damage caused by cybercriminals to the Russian economy will amount to about 7 trillion rubles. This figure was announced by the deputy chairman of the bank Stanislav Kuznetsov at an online press conference.
According to Kuznetsov, the Russian economy is "experiencing tremendous losses" due to cybercrime. In 2019, the damage amounted to about 2.5 trillion rubles, and by the end of 2020, the amount could increase by another 1 trillion rubles. if appropriate measures are not taken.
According to Sberbank, now there are 1.5 million cybercriminals in the world, but by the end of the year they could be 2 million. One of the factors contributing to the growth of cybercrime is the coronavirus pandemic, the deputy chairman said. How many cybercriminals are currently in Russia, Kuznetsov did not specify, but noted that in the first quarter of this year their number doubled. Moreover, this number will grow and at the beginning of 2021 will increase by another third.
Recently, cyber fraudsters have shifted the focus from individuals to legal entities as well as to authorities, Kuznetsov noted. “If earlier people who used their accounts and networks were attacked more, these people were stolen more, they were more focused to rob these people. Now the focus has begun to shift towards legal entities, towards corporations and authorities, ”said the deputy chairman of the board of Sberbank.
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According to Sberbank’s forecast, next year the amount of damage caused by cybercriminals to the Russian economy will amount to about 7 trillion rubles. This figure was announced by the deputy chairman of the bank Stanislav Kuznetsov at an online press conference.
According to Kuznetsov, the Russian economy is "experiencing tremendous losses" due to cybercrime. In 2019, the damage amounted to about 2.5 trillion rubles, and by the end of 2020, the amount could increase by another 1 trillion rubles. if appropriate measures are not taken.
According to Sberbank, now there are 1.5 million cybercriminals in the world, but by the end of the year they could be 2 million. One of the factors contributing to the growth of cybercrime is the coronavirus pandemic, the deputy chairman said. How many cybercriminals are currently in Russia, Kuznetsov did not specify, but noted that in the first quarter of this year their number doubled. Moreover, this number will grow and at the beginning of 2021 will increase by another third.
Recently, cyber fraudsters have shifted the focus from individuals to legal entities as well as to authorities, Kuznetsov noted. “If earlier people who used their accounts and networks were attacked more, these people were stolen more, they were more focused to rob these people. Now the focus has begun to shift towards legal entities, towards corporations and authorities, ”said the deputy chairman of the board of Sberbank.
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