The Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation announced hundreds of billions of rubles in damage from cybercrimes

On October 21, Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Alexander Gutsan delivered a report on combating crime in the field of information and communication technologies at the 35th meeting of the Coordinating Council of Prosecutors General of the CIS member States in Dushanbe.

"Over the past five years, the share of cybercrimes in Russia has reached 40% of all registered crimes. Last year, their number exceeded 765 thousand. The damage is estimated at hundreds of billions of rubles, a quarter of them are funds stolen from citizens. Pensioners and minors remain the most vulnerable," says Gutsan.

Gutsan also stated that Russia has built a comprehensive system for countering ICT crime, combining a solid legislative framework, proven methods and practical tools for interdepartmental cooperation.

Following the meeting, Gutsan was elected Chairman of the Coordinating Council of CIS Prosecutors General. He thanked his colleagues for their support and promised to make every effort to develop cooperation and strengthen law and order in the region.

In addition, the meeting participants signed an Agreement on cooperation in countering Illegal Migration, the first multilateral agreement within the framework of the CIS CSG in the last 15 years.

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Earlier, on October 20, the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation signed cooperation agreements with the Prosecutor General's Office of Tajikistan. Two cooperation agreements were signed during the bilateral meeting of the State Attorneys General. One document provides for the development of the most effective way to interact on issues of mutual interest. The purpose of the document is to achieve practical results in the field of combating crime, protecting human rights and freedoms, the statement says. The second agreement is devoted to the issues of cooperation between military prosecutor's offices.

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