Hackers are preying on Russian’s personal data and the number of crimes have ballooned. The government is responding with a dramatic hike to the fines for stealing information, but some experts say the proposed measures are too harsh, especially at a time of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Russian government has already been accused of being a “Big Brother” and the issue of personal data stored on servers in the country remains highly sensitive.
Databases containing personal data are freely available on Russia’s black market. Lists containing personal information such as addresses, car ownership, tax numbers and the like used to be on sale on CDs on the open-air Fili media market in Moscow until the authorities finally managed to shut it down. But now the trade has simply shifted online.
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