MOSCOW, February 13Cyber fraudsters stole a record 15.8 billion rubles from clients of Russian banks in 2023, while credit institutions managed to prevent fraudulent thefts worth 5.8 trillion rubles, the regulator said in a statement.
«»The attackers managed to carry out 1.17 million successful transactions (33% more than in 2022) and steal 15.8 billion rubles… Losses of bank clients increased as a result by 11.5%,» the report says. message.
The previous record was set in 2022 — then the total volume of transactions without the consent of clients amounted to 14.2 billion rubles.
At the same time, the regulator reported that in 2023, banks prevented fraudulent thefts worth 5.8 trillion rubles. “Last year, banks repelled 34.8 million attempts by cyber fraudsters to steal money from citizens,” the report said.
The Central Bank named one of the possible reasons for this volume of thefts as more targeted and prepared attacks by telephone scammers. To do this, criminals need more information about a person, which they can obtain from open sources, as well as as a result of information leaks from companies and organizations in various industries, he explained.
In addition, according to the regulator, the volume of transfers using bank cards, which remain the most popular payment instrument among fraudsters, has grown by approximately the same amount as the volume of thefts. And it was from the cards that the most money was stolen.
According to the Central Bank, attackers are still using call scripts allegedly from “bank security specialists,” “law enforcement agencies,” and the “Central Bank.” “Scenarios related to calls from cellular operators have been added,” the Central Bank emphasized.