Over the past three years, online fraud in Kazakhstan has dropped by 40%, while the clearance rate for such crimes has risen by nearly 30%. Victims of cybercriminals have already been compensated 5.9 billion tenge, and thanks to the work of the National Bank's Anti-Fraud Center, the withdrawal of more than 117 billion tenge was blocked, reports infohub.kz.
According to the government's press service, the fight against fraud is being conducted systematically. "Protection of personal data is enshrined at the constitutional level. Mandatory biometrics have been introduced for access to databases containing medical, banking and other important data. Organizations are required to notify citizens of data breaches. Norms on training employees in cyber hygiene have been introduced into the Labor Code, and control over the protection of critical facilities has been transferred to the National Security Committee," the government's press service said.
Citizens themselves are also actively closing loopholes for scammers: the voluntary credit refusal service "Stopkredit" in eGov Mobile has been used by Kazakhstanis more than 6.3 million times.
In addition, residents of the country can turn to other protection tools. The access control service in eGov allows users to check and revoke consent to data processing. NomadGuard helps detect data leaks and phishing. In addition, cybersecurity courses are available on eGov and the CitizenSec platform.
Earlier in Astana, a woman was sentenced to six years in prison for fraud under the guise of training in working with marketplaces. Five victims lost a total of 15.6 million tenge, the city prosecutor's office reported.