The Bank of Russia must develop a mechanism for submitting an application for theft of funds for scammers. The function should be implemented in public services or online services of credit organizations for the prompt of law enforcement officers. This was stated by the deputy chairman of the Bank of Russia German Zubarev at the Ural Forum “Cybersecurity in Finance”.
Before introducing a new service, the Central Bank intends to discuss details with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Minzifra.
“We are still at the initial stage of this discussion, so there are no specific deadlines, we will work both with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Council, of course,” Zubarev said.
In addition, according to the deputy chairman, the Central Bank is preparing a set of measures to protect citizens from scammers. The complex will include monitoring banking operations, blocking electronic payments “Droppers”, return of the stolen money to customers.
Zubarev also mentioned that from October 1, 2023, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will become a participant in the information exchange with the Central Bank. The corresponding law is aimed at combating fraud, including using social engineering. The document is aimed at improving the information interaction of the Central Bank and the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the initiation and investigation of criminal cases in this area. Operational information exchange is supposed to be carried out through an automated system for processing incidents (finser) of the Bank of Russia.