Russian holidays - Day of the unit for combating crimes in the field of information technology of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (“Management Day “K”)

Crimes in the IT sphere are petty fraud by Internet hooligans and violations of Russian legislation, which cause serious economic damage to the state. Ordinary citizens also suffer from the deception of criminals, from whom scammers defraud large sums of money. To combat crimes in the field of IT technologies, in October 1992, the Bureau of Special Events was created under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. After some time, the division became part of Directorate “K”, founded in 2017. Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs working in this area have their own professional holiday. August 14th is IT Crime Unit Day. Directorate “K” is also involved in suppressing the illegal trafficking of radio-electronic (mobile phones, modems, GPS receivers, etc.) and special technical equipment. In the process of combating cybercrime, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs carry out various activities - from monitoring and interviewing witnesses to search, search and operational implementation to collect evidence for the trial. In Directorate "K" work is carried out in several areas: • suppression of violations of related and copyright rights; • combating the spread of child pornography on the Internet; • identifying violations of the rules for operating computers; • detecting illegal connections to telephone lines; • combating the use of counterfeit plastic cards. ;• suppression of illegal penetration into a computer network;• identification of suicidal tendencies via the Internet, etc. To file a complaint with this structure of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, you do not have to be a victim. Any Internet user has the right to draw attention to violations of Russian legislation in the digital space. This could be access to pirated versions of feature films, theft of personal data, or theft of funds from an electronic wallet. Professionals will review the application within 30 days and conduct an investigation in order to identify and subsequently punish the violator. Employees of Directorate "K", one of the most secret units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, not only decide to initiate administrative and criminal cases. The fight against cybercrime also means taking measures to prevent and suppress it. Professionals from Russia work in close cooperation with colleagues from other countries. Thus, as a result of Operation Weed, which has been carried out since the beginning of 2012, more than 1.2 thousand users have been identified who distribute content containing pornography involving minors. Similar structures from 23 foreign countries - the USA, Great Britain, Belgium, Brazil, the Netherlands, etc. - were involved in cooperation with Directorate "K". Thanks to the work of professionals, theft of personal data of Internet users, bank fraud and other cybercrimes are prevented. With the help of Directorate “K,” the search activities carried out by other departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have been significantly simplified and increased in efficiency. As a result of the work of IT specialists, the number of crimes solved and their prevention at an early stage has increased. On August 14, employees of Directorate "K" receive awards from management, other incentives from superiors and congratulations from colleagues.