"There are three most common types of data leakage," said Vseslav Solenik, Director of the R-Vision Center of Expertise.
Personal data of Russians become available to fraudsters due to the negligence of employees and partners of companies, hacking of IT structures of organizations, or due to the carelessness of the citizens themselves.
Mr. Solenik stressed that in most cases, data leakage is illegal. Often, scammers find out personal data from the people themselves, promising them profitable bonus programs.
"Fraudsters attract them with various bonus programs, favorable offers and other things. And in exchange, the attackers receive a full set of personal data," the expert added.
The specifics of the Russian legislation is that even when transferring the full name and phone number of the company, the subject is obliged to fill out the consent form prescribed by law, where he is forced to specify his passport data, registration address and other information that can be used later by fraudsters.
"At the same time, it is impossible to fully protect your personal data from fraudsters today. You can only observe the hygiene of information security, raise your awareness to resist phishing and attacks, be vigilant and refuse to transfer personal data in exchange for minor services from dubious companies," the expert stressed.
Solenik added that it is equally important to know the current legislation. He called on the Russians to defend their rights in the field of personal data processing: to report incidents of leakage to the regulator and to seek the responsibility of companies for this.
Earlier, the majority of Russians supported the introduction of amendments to the law on personal data. Thus, 62 percent consider it necessary to be able to withdraw consent to the use of their personal information. In this case, Internet services will have to delete it within three days.
