Registered cybercrimes:
3,099 in 2017,
4,741 (53% up) in 2018.
The year 2018 distribution among the oblasts and Minsk:
Brest Oblast – 728,
Vitebsk Oblast – 455,
Gomel Oblast – 563,
Grodno Oblast – 300,
Minsk Oblast – 761,
Mogilev Oblast – 392,
Minsk – 1,542.
Prevailing cybercrimes:
theft using computer equipment – 3,585,
unauthorized access to computer data – 912,
computer sabotage – 166,
unlawful acquisition of computer data – 26,
malware development – 42,
other crimes – 10.
As many as 1,139 people faced criminal charges, including:
369 with previous convictions,
849 unemployed and non-students,
35 underage.
Source: The Belarusian Internal Affairs Ministry