Roskomnadzor checks the accuracy of a database with 500 million records – Kommersant

Roskomnadzor is checking the authenticity of a leaked database that may contain 500 million records about Russians. RKN reported the leak on February 23. The department did not specify when it happened and who was involved.

“In its contents (file with records – “Ъ”) there are no signs that clearly indicate the period during which the criminals received this information. Roskomnadzor checks the accuracy, absence of signs of compilation and relevance, including the year of formation of the original records, of the contents of this database,” the Roskomnadzor press service reported (quoted from RBC).

The RKN representative added that such leaks increase the risk of fraud against Russians and their involvement in illegal actions. The fact that the amount of compromised data is increasing, he said, confirms the need to move to a system in which data can only be processed by organizations that guarantee the fulfillment of security responsibilities.

Deputy Head of the RKN Milos Wagner February 23 reported, that since the beginning of the year, more than 510 million records about Russians have leaked onto the Internet, 500 million of them were compromised as a result of one leak. He did not specify when exactly it happened and who was involved in it. According to him, the department is conducting an investigation. Over the entire previous year, 300 million records leaked into the network, Mr. Wagner added.

About the law on tightening liability for data leakage – in the text of Kommersant “Compensation does not fit into the fines”.

Petr Buzlaev