Telecom operators of the LPR and DPR will be connected to the anti-fraud anti-fraud system

In 2023, telecom operators of the LPR and DPR, and then Zaporozhye and Kherson regions will be connected to the Antifraud state anti-fraud system. Experts believe that so far there are no real problems with fraudulent calls in these territories and it would be wiser to first complete the distribution of Antifraud in other regions.

Sources of Kommersant in the government said that the authorities are discussing the expansion of the Antifraud system to the DPR and LPR, and later to the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. The interlocutors did not specify the specific terms of the project, but assured that “work is underway.” The Antifraud unified phone call verification platform of the Main Radio Frequency Center (GRC) subordinated to Roskomnadzor was launched in Russia in January to combat telephone scammers and quickly respond to incidents (see Kommersant of January 18). In the first quarter, it verified 135 million calls.

As part of the work of the GRC subordinate to Roskomnadzor for 2023, it is planned to develop the nodes of the Antifraud system in the Southern Federal District, “development takes into account the connection to the system of operators providing communication services in new regions,” Kommersant was told in the Ministry of Digital Development. Roskomnadzor did not respond to Kommersant’s request.

The interlocutor of Kommersant, who is familiar with the progress of the project, clarifies that there are disagreements in the government, not everyone supports the idea of ​​introducing Antifraud in new territories in such a short time. He himself believes that “it is better not to rush to increase the load on only emerging communication networks.” It would be more reasonable, Kommersant’s interlocutor believes, to first “close the issue with fraudulent calls on the networks of the largest and small operators in the country.”

Fedor Dbar, commercial director of Security Code, agrees with this: “On the one hand, people in the new territories have not often encountered telephone fraud and may not know how the attackers behave, but on the other hand, citizens are unlikely to have a large amount of non-cash money “. Therefore, the expert believes, there is no special need for “Antifraud” there now.

But the connection is provided for in the law “On Communications”, and for violation of the requirements a fine of 600 thousand to 1 million rubles is provided. Therefore, according to Kommersant’s interlocutor on the market, operators in the LPR and DPR “are afraid to violate the new rules, although in fact there are no big problems with fraud in the region now.”

Now the Republican Telecom Operator (under the Phoenix brand) and Lugak (ISS brand) operate in the DPR and LPR. Miranda-Media (the Crimean backbone telecoms operator, 19.99% owned by Rostelecom) also began to work in the DPR. At the end of May, it became known that +7Telecom, a structure of the Crimean operator K Telecom, already operating in the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, received permission to enter the DPR and LPR (see Kommersant of May 24). Work on connecting +7Telecom to the Antifraud platform in all new territories of Russia is already underway, a representative of the operator said.

The ISS explained to Kommersant that they are technically ready for integration into Antifraud and support the government’s initiative. “Since the operator operates within the legal framework of the Russian Federation, we route all external traffic through the largest international and long-distance operators,” explained Eduard Egorov, CEO of the company. Miranda Media did not respond to a request.

The presence of “Antifraud” on the communication networks of new territories can reduce the number of fraudulent calls, which “helps to strengthen user confidence in telephone services,” according to Informzashita. But, the company clarifies, the effectiveness of the system depends on the constant updating of databases and adaptation to new methods and schemes of fraud.

Tatyana Isakova