Information Security

The State Duma revealed which Russian cities residents are most often called by scammers in 2026
Fraudsters adapt legends to regional specifics

Scammers have come up with a new scheme: Russians are lured into fake clinic chats
The victim is asked to confirm their attachment to a hospital, and then sent a phishing link

Everything will be written off: Russians warned about a new scheme for stealing money through "subscription cancellation"
Fraudsters have learned to imitate the interface of a bank and payment system

Everyone who could have been scammed has already been scammed: phone fraudsters complain about a 15-20% decline in successful attacks
A significant role was played by stronger cybersecurity systems and growing digital literacy

Scammers lure men into "military registration and enlistment office" with a QR code
Then, fake employees of Roskomnadzor and the FSB connect, intimidate the victim, and steal money

"Performances" of fraudsters with dozens of participants: Ministry of Internal Affairs talks about five "acts" of pressure on victims
The Ministry of Internal Affairs described multi-stage schemes that induce victims to transfer funds

Hackers have learned to hack smart vacuum cleaners
It is impossible to visually determine a hack - the device continues to work properly

FSB Warns of Threat to Military Lives Due to Telegram Use
Enemy intelligence services promptly obtain data from the messenger

Experts revealed the schemes used by fraudsters before Defender of the Fatherland Day
Fraudsters play on patriotic feelings and use social engineering

Roskomnadzor accuses Telegram of supporting infrastructure for \"internet punching\"
Since 2022, the messenger has removed 8.3 thousand bots, but new data sales services are appearing in their place

Sovereign Runet Developer Migrates Mail to American Exchange
The reason is related to economic feasibility

Bank of Russia Proposes Creating a Register of Financial Influencers
Bloggers Spreading Information May Be Labeled


