On March 31st, Minsk saw an inter-agency meeting on countering cybercrime and strengthening countermeasures to protect Belarusians, as scammers increasingly exploit online banking services and telecoms operators to carry out offences
“We are considering a wide range of subjects, from administrative issues concerning the fight against cybercrime to amendments to legislation in order to counter cybercrime more effectively and involve not only law enforcement agencies but also the widest possible circle of state authorities, the banking system, telecoms operators, and even online marketplace platforms. These entities can provide valuable assistance in combating cybercrime,” Prosecutor General Dmitry Gora told journalists ahead of the meeting.
Cybercrimes account for approximately 30 percent of overall crime reported in the country, with 90 percent of these cases involving fraudulent theft and tampering with computer data for the purpose of theft.
“We are considering a wide range of subjects, from administrative issues concerning the fight against cybercrime to amendments to legislation in order to counter cybercrime more effectively and involve not only law enforcement agencies but also the widest possible circle of state authorities, the banking system, telecoms operators, and even online marketplace platforms. These entities can provide valuable assistance in combating cybercrime,” Prosecutor General Dmitry Gora told journalists ahead of the meeting.
Cybercrimes account for approximately 30 percent of overall crime reported in the country, with 90 percent of these cases involving fraudulent theft and tampering with computer data for the purpose of theft.
“These are organised fraud call centres usually operating from abroad. We are able to counter these by making it impossible for criminals to target our citizens and siphon money out of the country. For this very reason, we are now initiating a law designed specifically to counter cybercrime and cyberthreats,” Dmitry Gora noted.
The inter-agency meeting was attended by Konstantin Bychek, Chairman of Belarus’ Investigative Committee, Roman Golovchenko, Chairman of the National Bank’s Board, Andrei Pavlyuchenko, Chief of the Operations and Analysis Centre, and representatives of other agencies.
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