Translation. Region: Russian Federation –
Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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The government is submitting a second package of measures to protect citizens from fraudsters to the State Duma for consideration. The document includes approximately 20 initiatives aimed at reducing the risks of cyberfraud and enhancing user security. The development of these measures is being overseen by Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko.
Key innovations include a requirement to restore access to a government services portal account only through trusted methods, including through multifunctional centers (MFCs), bank apps or websites, and biometrics. This reduces the likelihood of fraudsters gaining access to a citizen's account.
The second package also includes the introduction of children's SIM cards, which will allow parents to control their children's access to inappropriate content and reduce the risk of minors being drawn into fraudulent schemes.
A systematic fight against so-called droppers—individuals who provide fraudsters with access to their bank accounts—is ongoing. A proposal is to limit the number of bank cards to no more than 20 per person (no more than five cards per bank). This will complicate the creation of an infrastructure for cashing out criminally obtained funds.
Additionally, international phone call labeling is being introduced. This will allow citizens to more quickly recognize fraudulent calls and make informed decisions to avoid falling victim to phone scams.
The bill also enshrines citizens' right to report cyber fraud through the government services portal. This mechanism will allow for the prompt recording of incidents and the automatic notification of banks, telecom operators, and digital platforms about cybercriminal activity.
The bill also provides telecom operators with the right to use measures, including artificial intelligence, to identify suspicious calls. Similar algorithms (so-called voice anti-fraud) are already actively used by businesses to monitor service quality and combat fraud.
In addition, the obligation for telecom operators to transfer information about numbers from and to which fraudulent calls are made to the GIS Antifraud registry is established, as well as to suspend traffic to numbers included in the registry.
Special attention has been given to combating phishing. A ban on the dissemination of information aimed at deceiving users and stealing their data has been introduced, along with mechanisms for the prompt and extrajudicial blocking of fraudulent (phishing) websites. Previously, only resources imitating the websites of banks and financial institutions were subject to mandatory blocking.
All these measures are aimed at making the digital environment safer, protecting citizens' personal data, and making it more difficult for fraudulent schemes to be carried out.
"We're creating a multi-layered security system where people are no longer left alone against fraudsters. The government, banks, telecom operators, digital platforms—the country's entire digital infrastructure—are now involved in combating cybercrime. Together, we're constantly introducing new, easy-to-understand tools to combat fraud and increasing citizens' digital literacy. This significantly complicates the implementation of fraudulent schemes," said Dmitry Grigorenko.
In April of this year, the government's first package of anti-fraud measures was adopted. It includes approximately 30 initiatives to protect citizens from cybercriminals, and these provisions have already entered into force.
Thus, a ban is currently in effect on the use of foreign messaging apps by employees of government agencies, banks, and telecom operators when communicating with clients. Furthermore, call labeling for legal entities has been introduced. This means that during a call, the caller immediately sees the organization's details and the purpose of the call on their phone screen. The measures also include a self-imposed ban on loans and credits. Over 20 million citizens have already implemented this ban.
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