The Federal Law stipulates the establishment of a state information system for countering offences committed using information and communication technologies in order to facilitate collaboration between the Prosecutor-General’s Office of the Russian Federation, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, the Bank of Russia, loan agencies, mobile network operators, as well as federal executive agencies and organisations on the list approved by the Government of the Russian Federation. This makes it possible to quickly prevent, expose and thwart offences and crimes committed with the use of information and communication technologies.
The Federal Law envisages multiple measures for protecting financial assets of citizens, including efforts to prevent the withdrawal of money from ATMs without the client’s voluntary consent. It also sets forth relevant duties and obligations of loan agencies.
Additionally, the Federal Law stipulates a number of measures for protecting citizens from scammers’ telephone calls.