Experts of "Call me back" will hold a seminar on measures of state protection from cybercriminals

A seminar of the "Call me Back" project will be held in Moscow, dedicated to measures of state protection of citizens from cyberbullying. Participants will learn about the mechanisms of self-locking for loans, as well as the use of the so-called cooling-off period when issuing loans. This was reported on the portal on June 19. mos.ru .

Valentina Shilina, head of the "Call me Back" project at the Moscow Department of Information Technology, noted that the digital environment has become an integral part of life, but at the same time it has increased the number of risks for citizens.

"The priority of our project is not just warning about threats, but providing people with real tools for self—defense. We focus on measures that are already in place, such as self—prohibition of loans, real estate transactions, and SIM card registration, as well as other mechanisms. New legal solutions aimed at protecting the rights of victims and reducing the consequences of fraudsters' actions are also being considered separately," she said.

The event will be attended by representatives of the Moscow Department of Information Technology, the Moscow City Duma and the Bank of Russia.

The seminar will be held on June 30 at 11:00. Full-time participation requires registration on the project's website. The online broadcast will be available on the event's page and in the official community on the VKontakte social network.

Participants will also learn about ways to refund funds in case of fraudulent write-offs, the responsibilities of banks and regulators in such situations, as well as the principles of anti-fraud systems. Special attention will be paid to the development of government digital security measures and reducing the risks of unauthorized access to financial services for citizens.

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Anton Nemkin, a member of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, said on May 28 that fraudsters began distributing malware under the guise of ready answers to the Unified State Exam and OGE to gain access to banking applications and personal data. Nemkin recalled that there are no official answers to the state exams in the public domain before they begin. Any offers to sell them are fraud or an attempt to spread viruses through archives and documents with macros.