Every third crime in Belarus is committed in cyberspace

More than 28 million rubles were lured by cyber criminals from Belarusians this year. This figure was announced by the director of the National Center for Personal Data Protection Andrey Gaev today, November 11, at a press presentation in the National Press Center.

The scope of problems related to the use and protection of data in general and personal information in particular is so great that more than 150 countries have already adopted relevant legislation and established authorized structures to solve problems in this area. And Belarus is no exception. On November 15, 2021, the Law “On Personal Data Protection” came into force in our country and the National Center for Personal Data Protection was created.

Speaking about this, Andrey Gaev, Director of the National Center for Personal Data Protection, noted that in connection with the development of information technologies, a lot has changed in digital security:

- Every third crime in Belarus is cyber-targeted. And there is a tendency to increase this type of offense. According to the relevant bodies, over the current year the number of crimes in this area increased by another 10 percent with a general decrease in the total number of crimes in the country.

If we talk about specific amounts, only in 2026, more than 28 million Belarusian rubles were siphoned from our citizens in various ways, more than 11.5 million rubles were transferred directly to criminals as a result of deception.

Such phenomena must be countered, and prevention remains the best protection against cybercrime, says Andrei Gaev:

- This year, thanks to preventive activities and explanatory work, it was possible to prevent the withdrawal of almost 10 million rubles to accounts beyond the control of our citizens. In Minsk will strengthen the prevention of cybercrime among the working population gorbatenko@sb.by