
Director of the Central Bank Information Security Department Vadim Uvarov summed up the results of the fight against credit fraud
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The Bank of Russia is actively implementing measures to combat cyber fraud, including the launch of the Antifraud system for interaction between banks and telecom operators.
St. PETERSBURG, September 23 - RIA Novosti. The anti-fraud systems of Russian banks have no blind spots left, said Vadim Uvarov, director of the information security department of the Bank of Russia.
“We have virtually no blind spots left for anti-fraud systems of banks,” he said, speaking at the XXIII International Banking Forum.
The head of the department also noted that in 2024 and 2025, the Bank of Russia “looked closely” at credit fraud.
“Based on the results of 2024, we recorded a figure - of the total volume of stolen funds, credit fraud amounted to 37%; according to the results of 2025, this figure was recorded at 18%,” Uvarov added.

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Director of the Information Security Department of the Bank of Russia Vadim Uvarov said that currently there are not a single confirmed case of fraud with the digital ruble. The new form of currency is protected by high security standards.

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The Bank of Russia is negotiating with regulators in Belarus and Kazakhstan to create a system for bilateral exchange of data on cyber fraudsters to increase the effectiveness of the fight against financial crimes.

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