Approximately 80,000 people are involved monthly in cashing out stolen funds. This was announced by the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Vladimir Kolokoltsev, at a joint meeting of the boards of the ministries of internal affairs of the Union State in Belarus.
If five years ago, cybercrimes accounted for one-seventh of the total number of criminal acts in Russia, now, five years later, they account for 40% of the total number of crimes committed on the territory of the Russian Federation.
The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs raised the issue of introducing liability for droppers. In Belarus, such a law has been in effect for several years, and the legislation is adapted to it. Article 222 of the Criminal Code of the republic, which was amended, contains norms regulating the illegal circulation of payment instruments. In Russia, such a law is only being developed.
Currently, the Central Bank is considering the possibility of introducing a "reasonable" limit on the number of bank cards that can be issued to one person. The measure is aimed at combating drops.
Earlier it became known that attackers had found a new way to deceive Russians. They impersonate bank or government officials and ask to transfer a bank card to them, allegedly for verification. Victims lose not only their own funds, but also become involuntary intermediaries in the withdrawal of money from other victims.
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