Overview
- The Interior Ministry’s cybercrime unit issued an updated public advisory on January 4 distributed by TASS and RIA Novosti.
- The guidance says never share passport data, taxpayer ID (INN) or pension number (SNILS) to prevent theft of funds and identity misuse.
- Citizens are told not to disclose one-time codes from SMS or push notifications, which criminals use to seize accounts.
- The notice advises against revealing home addresses, live location, routine routes or relatives’ phone numbers in open profiles.
- Officials add that a combination of name, date of birth and phone number can suffice to guess passwords or open loans.