Antifraud measures: 2026 Q1 results
Over January–March 2026, banks prevented nearly 16.8 million fraudulent transactions and theft of ₽1.8 trillion, according to the Review of Reporting on Information Security Incidents Related to Funds Transfers.
Fraudulent transactions that clients reported to banks numbered 495,800, while stolen funds amounted to ₽7.4 billion. Nevertheless, individuals’ financial losses declined by 10.2% vs 2025 Q4.
Legal entities faced a large number of malware attacks in 2026 Q1. In most cases, employees received emails tricking them into downloading files, which enabled malefactors to remotely access corporate systems. Fraudsters could thus transfer funds to their accounts under the guise of normal business transactions.
Over the period under review, the Bank of Russia initiated the blocking of 10,500 fraudulent websites and web pages in social media and sent information on 8,300 phone numbers used by malefactors to telecom operators.