Computer crime in Russia
Kuzma Shalenkov · Computer Fraud & Security · 1997
According to Russian Federation Ministry of the Interior data, damages inflicted by computer crimes run into the rouble equivalent of billions of US dollars. Law enforcement agencies are trying hard to combat these crimes, says Deputy Head of the Ministry's Main Department for Economic Crimes, Kuzma Shalenkov. In a report for RIA-Novosti, Mr Shalenkov tells a little of the background to such crimes and reports on new legislation designed to tackle this growing problem for Russian and international law enforcement bodies.