Prosecutor General of Russia announced the growth of cybercrime in the country

It is reported RIA Novosti.

"The second year is recorded a twofold increase in crimes committed with the use of information technology," he said.

At the same time, he added that the total number of crimes in the country decreased by 3%, almost to 2 million.

In August 2018, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia informed RT that in 2017 the number of crimes in the field of information and telecommunication technologies increased from 65,949 to 90,587.