35% of crimes in Belarus are committed using information and communication technologies

This year, 35% of crimes in the country were committed using information and communication technologies. This was reported by the head of the main department of digital development of the preliminary investigation of the Investigative Committee Andrey Mos only on the air of the Belarus 1 TV channel, sb.by reports.

According to the statistics of the investigative department for 2025, every third crime was committed using information and communication technologies. For 9 months of this year, this share has already reached 35%. “Most of these crimes were committed remotely, including from abroad. But, as you know, a lot of money across the border in a suitcase can not carry, he said.

According to his representative of the Investigative Committee, the cross-border nature of such crimes requires finding ways to withdraw stolen money, since this allows to give the funds a legitimate appearance in the country where the criminal is located, so that local law enforcement officers do not have questions about their origin.