The Ministry of Internal Affairs: from November 16 to 22, the republican action “Safe Digital Environment” will be held

On November 16-22, the republican preventive action “Safe Digital Environment” will be held in Belarus. This was reported in the interior Ministry, writes sb.by.

The police will conduct a set of measures to raise public awareness of cyber threats and methods of countering them. Special attention will be paid to the formation of skills of safe behavior on the Internet and digital hygiene in online games. Vulnerable categories of citizens: minors and elderly people are under special control.

The structure of fraud is now dominated by vishing on behalf of officials (phone fraud), the sale of non-existent goods on online platforms, as well as deception under the pretext of investing in cryptocurrency or “earning on the Internet”.

In order to timely identify situations when citizens take loans under pressure from intruders, the police will work with heads and employees of financial units of organizations. They will be reminded of the importance of preventive conversations with employees who request income certificates to apply for loans.

In addition, law enforcement officers will instruct specialists of real estate agencies and organizations on state registration and land cadastre to prevent illegal transactions with real estate.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs invites citizens to take part in events and increase their level of knowledge in the field of cybersecurity.