Analyst admits fraudulent schemes amid VPN rumors

Vladimir Ulyanov, head of the analytical center Zecurion, admitted that a new type of fraud aimed at VPN users may appear in Russia amid discussions about possible fines for its use.

In a conversation with Lenta.ru on Friday, December 27, the specialist noted that if the topic continues to be actively discussed, fraudsters will use it.

"As soon as there is some need, demand, interest in something in society, fraudsters immediately become active and use the infopod to deceive people," Ulyanov emphasized.

December 26, analyst Eldar Murtazin said that he sees no need for fines for the use of VPNs. In his opinion, it is difficult to fine people for using VPNs, especially if they do it for business purposes, notes 360.ru.

On the same day, Roskomnadzor told RT that there are no plans to fine Russians for using VPN services. Last week, the RKN order appeared on the portal of draft regulatory legal acts, which establishes the obligation of telecom operators to provide the agency with information about the means of communication and equipment of users, notes the Moscow City News Agency. A number of media and experts have suggested that the RKN allegedly intends to obtain information about users who visit blocked sites, while experts have suggested that violators will be fined.

At the same time, Anton Nemkin, a member of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, said that no one plans to track the use of VPN services by Russians. This is about the collection of network address data by Roskomnadzor in order to "update filtering rules to counter computer attacks," reports NSN.

On February 6, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the Russian authorities have not made any decisions on a complete ban on VPN services, recalls kp.ru.