Central Bank to protect these Russians

The Bank of Russia decided to deal with the coercion of customers of financial organizations to provide redundant information. The protection of these Russians is stated in the project of the main directions of development of the financial market, published on the website of the Central Bank.

On the identified violations, the regulator will inform authorized bodies. Also, the Central Bank plans to monitor compliance with financial organizations of cybersecurity measures. For this, the regulator intends to develop tools to evaluate the implementation by institutions of the recommendations of the Central Bank.

Also, the Central Bank will take measures to counter social engineering on sites and in mobile application of finorganizations when interacting with users. “When developing promising instruments for the protection of consumer rights and investors in terms of regulation and oversight, the Bank of Russia will continue to cooperate with international organizations in this area,” is specified in the document.

Earlier in November, in the Public Chamber, they were reported that in 2021, 11 thousand appeals were obtained for various cases of fraud, including theft of personal data. Users expressed concern that they could not be confident in their safety in digital space.

/Media reports.