The Ministry of Internal Affairs has compiled a ranking of regions with the highest level of IT crime. The leaders for 2024 are the Republics of Mordovia, Mari El, and Tatarstan.
The share of crimes in the field of information technology in Mordovia amounted to more than 63%, in Mari El — almost 62%, and in Tatarstan — 57%.
The top ten regions with the largest number of such crimes include:
- Yugra (54.1%);
- Chuvashia (53.5%);
- Nenets Autonomous Okrug (51.4%);
- Kirov Region (51%);
- Udmurtia (50%);
- Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (49.5%);
- Tomsk Region (49.2%).
The smallest number of crimes in the IT sphere was recorded in Dagestan (15.1%), Chechnya (16.6%), and Tuva (17.2%).
In 2023, the share of crimes related to the use of modern information technologies was the highest in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (50.5%), the Republic of Tatarstan (47.9%), and the Republic of Mari El (47.2%). The fewest were in Chechnya, Dagestan, and the Republic of Tuva.
In 2024, Russia recorded about 765,400 cases of cybercrime, which is 40% of the total number of offenses.
Earlier, www1.ru reported that regular cases of information theft from databases of Russian organizations lead to a decrease in their value on shadow Internet platforms. More than 60% of stolen data can be found on darknet forums, where they are offered for free. Experts predict that the situation with leaks will become increasingly serious, including due to the increase in the number of cybercriminals.
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