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Fighting phone fraud
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2025: Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin instructed to create a database of biometric data of fraudsters
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin instructed to create a database of biometric data of persons involved in fraud. The task was set for the Ministry of Digital Development, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Roskomnadzor and the Bank of Russia following the strategic session on the development of the communications industry on June 30, 2025.
According to Kommersant"," the departments must develop a unified approach to the mandatory use of banks information from telecom operators by April 1, 2026. This measure is aimed at promptly protecting citizens from the actions of fraudsters.
The new system will begin to function in January 2026 in the form of a specialized platform for protection against remote fraudsters. The database will collect information about the names and bank account numbers of the attackers.
The government plans to create a database of voice samples of swindlers to identify them during phone calls. It also provides for the introduction of mandatory marking of incoming calls on the screens of mobile phones of users.
Russian citizens will have the opportunity to completely refuse to receive advertising calls and text messages. This function will be implemented as part of the new protection system against unwanted communications.
Mishustin instructed the relevant departments to develop a unified systematic approach to the mandatory use of information from telecom operators by credit institutions. The purpose is to quickly take measures to protect customers when identifying signs of fraudulent actions.
The government is also considering the use of artificial intelligence technology by telecom operators to automatically block phone calls from scammers. This feature will be activated only with the consent of subscribers.
Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Maksut Shadayev previously announced the development of a large package of measures to counter fraud. The biometric base is included in the list of these anti-family events.[1]
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