On July 17, The New Prosecutor General Of The Russian Federation, Igor Krasnov, Said That Over The Past Five Years, Cybercrime In Russia Has Increased 25 Times.
In The First Half Of 2020, 225,000 Attacks Were Recorded, Which Is 92% More Than In The Same Period Of 2019. Over The Past Year, The Total Number Of Cases Has Reached 294,000 Cases.
The Number Of Offenses Includes Drug Trafficking, Corruption, And Terrorist Financing, Which Are Often Improved With The Help Of Cryptocurrencies And Data Cryptocurrency Tools That Provide Maximum Anonymity.
According To I. Krasnov, Today The Level Of Discrepancy Between Such Indicators Is Only 25%. In This Regard, The Attorney General Proposed To Create An Automated System For Tracking Cybercrime On The Internet, As Well As “Radically Change The Appropriate Approaches To Investigations” Of Such Cases.
Despite The Need To Create A Large Number Of Tools To Combat Cybercrime Using Cryptocurrencies, Ee Status Is Not Defined. In Addition, In June 2020, A Russian Court Rejected A Request For The Return Of Stolen Funds, Citing That They Do Not Have A Legal Status.
