I WOULD like to draw the kind attention of all to foreign news agencies’ articles republished in local media that defame the Russian Federation, such as a recent report implying that Russia provides safe harbour for ransomware.
I would like to make two comments. Firstly, ICT-related crimes are a common challenge for the whole world, and Russia is one of the biggest victims: our economy lost more than US$33bil (RM136bil) in 2019 because of hackers’ activities, and the still uncalculated losses in 2020 are expected to be much higher.