More than 640,000 cases of remote fraud were reported in Russia in 2024, while the damage they caused exceeded 170 billion rubles ($2.1 bln), the Public Relations Center of the Federal Security Service (FSB), reported.
According to the FSB, “the measures taken stopped the functioning of the illicit virtual communications center, seized more than 1,200 SIM boxes, 1,000 modems and telephones, 1.2 million SIM cards, and detained 208 of their owners.” The FSB officers also uncovered cases of the use of call centers to persuade Russian citizens to commit acts of disruption.
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Source: TASS News
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