Belarusian Prosecutor General’s Office intends to strengthen the fight against cybercrime

More than 7 thousand cases of digital fraud that caused real damage to citizens were registered in Belarus in 2026. To counter cyber threats, the Prosecutor General’s Office intends to strengthen the coordination of relevant departments, accelerate decision-making and develop a special regulatory legal act. This was announced on October 22 by the head of the department of methodological and analytical support of the main department for supervision over the implementation of laws in the implementation of operational-search activities of the Prosecutor General's Office Tatyana Verpechinskis, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti agency reports.

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Every day, more than 300 reports of fraudulent phone calls are received by the internal affairs bodies, and for the year their number exceeds 72 thousand. More than 90% of citizens report that they did not succumb to the tricks of the attackers. These appeals help law enforcement to identify new schemes of deception and analyze the actions of criminals.

More than 7 thousand registered digital frauds that caused real damage to citizens. More than half of these are done through social engineering. These are false calls from law enforcement officers, representatives of banks, tax authorities, housing and communal services and even health care institutions. More than 30% of criminal cases are related to fraudulent transactions of purchase and sale of goods on the Internet, said T. Verpechinskis.

According to the representative of the Prosecutor General’s Office, cybercrimes are characterized by cross-border nature, anonymity and scale. To counter such threats, an interdepartmental working group has been created under the Prosecutor General’s Office, uniting law enforcement agencies, representatives of the executive branch, the financial sector and communication organizations.

One of the tools of the fight was the automated incident handling system of the National Bank. It allows you to suspend criminal financial flows and analyze the actions of fraudsters in real time. In March this year, the working group considered the issue of connecting residents of the High Technologies Park to the system.

- We realized that more than 20% of the money stolen from citizens is withdrawn through cryptocurrency. Therefore, it is important to expand the capabilities of the system and involve new participants in this work, said T. Verpechinskis.

Another measure is blocking fraudulent Internet resources and means of communication. According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, more than 15,000 such resources and means of communication are blocked annually.

In addition, from July 1, banks and other financial institutions have mandatory standards for protecting citizens from cyber attacks. Antifraud systems analyze user behavior, identify suspicious activities and digital fingerprints of devices. If signs of fraud are detected, banks can block unauthorized transactions.

What changes are planned to implement

The Prosecutor General’s Office intends to raise the status of decisions of the interdepartmental working group, making them mandatory for state bodies and other institutions. This will make it easier to respond to new threats.

- Our goal is to build an instantaneous response system capable of taking on online calls in the here and now. Decisions based on operational analytics should be made in a timely manner, since the IT sector does not tolerate slowness, said T. Verpechinskis.

The Prosecutor General’s Office also initiated the creation of a single list of crimes committed using information and communication technologies. It will unify statistics and improve the quality of cybercrime analysis. The authorities are now agreeing on what crimes should be included in the list.

Another initiative is the development of a specialized regulatory legal act. It is planned to identify participants in the fight against cybercrime, consolidate their rights and obligations, and establish mandatory preventive measures.

At the same time, the effectiveness of countering digital threats depends not only on state bodies and technical means of protection, but also on the citizens themselves. According to the representative of the Prosecutor General’s Office, it is important to increase the digital literacy of the population so that people can recognize fraudulent schemes and act correctly when communicating with intruders.