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Unauhtorised transactions (UATs): in general

Number of UATs Amount of UATs, ₽ ths % of social engineering % of reimbursed funds (of the total amount) Number of prevented UATs Amount of prevented UATs, ₽ ths
Average over the previous four quarters (from 2022 Q3 through 2023 Q2) 234 762 4 048 623,48 50,0 3,9 * *
2023 Q3 288 784 3 591 091,15 31,6 5,5 10 788 512 1 681 969 977,99

* The data have been collected from 1 January 2023.

Individuals

Bank cards Accounts (remote banking, funds transfers) FPS E-wallets Without opening accounts
Number of UATs 248 620 16 979 20 105 2 772 20
% of social engineering 28,8 46,5 53,8 22,4 100,0
Amount of UATs, ₽ ths 1 897 230,25 547 223,71 911 614,25 28 980,92 5 446,32
% of reimbursed funds 7,9 4,9 1,9 0,0 0,0

Legal entities

Accounts FPS
Number of UATs                                               262                                             26
% of social engineering 33,2 0,0
Amount of UATs, ₽ ths                                191 981,85                                 8 613,85
% of reimbursed funds 2,0 0,0

Main types of cyber attacks: number of detected attacks, % change

Attack type Average over the previous four quarters 2023 Q3
Social engineering attacks 16 428 28 928+76,09% 
Phishing attacks 2 155 1 065-50,58%
Attacks using malware 144 106 −26,39%
DDoS attacks 126 116-7,94%
Other attacks 54 81 +50% 

Fraudulent phone numbers: detected numbers, % change

Average over the previous four quarters 2023 Q3
Using phone numbers 8 800 1 165 714-38,71%
Landline phone numbers 44 388 12 233-72,44%
Mobile phone numbers 185 090 128 808-30,41%

Over the reporting period, the Bank of Russia initiated 141,755 requests to communication operators to implement response measures in relation to the phone numbers used for illicit purposes.

Fraudulent online resources: number of blocked resources, % change

Average over the previous four quarters 2023 Q3
Unlicensed operations 1 559 1 384-11,23%
Phishing 3 582 4 509+25,88%
Financial pyramids 1 425 2 568+80,21%

The Bank of Russia sent requests for inspections and de-delegation of 642 internet domain names used for illicit operations to domain name registrars.

Besides, the Bank of Russia provided data on 7,819 internet domains to the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation for carrying out inspections and further blocking them according to Article 15.3 of Federal Law No. 149-FZ, dated 27 July 2006, ‘On Information, Information Technology and Information Protection’. 

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Last updated on: 27.11.2023