He stated this at a press conference at the Izvestia Information Center.

“We note a significant increase in the number of so-called crimes committed using IT technologies.

The number of these crimes (over six years) has increased 30 times, ”TASS quotes him.

Earlier, RT, citing data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, reported that in January-May 2021, 15.5 thousand crimes were committed by foreign citizens and stateless persons on the territory of the Russian Federation.