In 2023, information on 240 million phone numbers and 23 million email addresses of Russians became publicly available on the Internet. This happened as a result of more than 290 leaks, writes Izvestia citing a study by the DLBI data leak and vulnerability intelligence service.
The most frequent breaches occurred in the e-commerce sector (40%), the health sector (9%) and entertainment (8.5%). The banking industry leads the volume of leaked information: 47% of leaked figures, e-commerce accounts for 38% of leaked email addresses.
- In Russia, fines for personal data leaks will increase up to 10 times; the maximum amount will increase to 1.5 million rubles. These amendments to Russian legislation were supported by the government in November 2023. The fine for violation will be up to 15 thousand rubles for citizens instead of the current 6-10 thousand, for officials – up to 300 thousand instead of 20 -40 thousand, for legal entities – up to 500 thousand instead of 30-150 thousand. In case of repeat offenses, the maximum fines will increase, respectively, to 30,500,000 and 1.5 million rubles.
- In January 2024, ABD asked the State Duma to clarify the wording of the draft law on criminal liability for the collection or storage of illegally obtained personal data. The Association proposed adding to the text a punishment “for the obviously illegal collection, storage and use of personal data.”
Author:
Karina Pardaeva
Source: RB
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