On April 17, a meeting of the Coordinating Council for ensuring the rule of Law, Law and order and the fight against crime was held under the chairmanship of the prosecutor general of the Republic of Kazakhstan Berik Asylov. It discussed the effectiveness of measures taken to combat cybercrime. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Presidential Administration, Deputies of Parliament, heads of law enforcement and special bodies, representatives of relevant ministries, as well as financial organizations, telecom operators and online platforms. During the meeting, it was noted that over the past three months, the number of cybercrimes has decreased. This year, the number of such offenses decreased by 15.1% (from 6,216 to 5,275). The positive dynamics was the result of the coordinated work of state bodies and the implementation of the instructions of the head of state Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the transition from reactive response to criminal threats to proactive response. In particular, security in the field of lending has been strengthened: a "cooling off period" has been introduced, a requirement for mandatory personal participation in the registration of the first loan has been established, and other protective mechanisms have been implemented. Significant changes were also made in the field of communication: SIM boxes were banned, biometric registration of subscribers was introduced, operators were obliged to use antifrod-systems and block fraudulent calls. In addition, criminal liability for dropper was introduced. Since the entry into force of Article 232-1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (illegal provision, transfer and receipt of access to a bank account, means of payment or identification, as well as illegal implementation of payments and (or) money transfers), 446 cases have been registered. 2.8 billion tenge was blocked due to fraudulent transactions through the Antifrod Center under the National Bank. Special attention was also paid to the fight against crimes in the field of digital assets, including exposing cryptocurrency theft schemes, as well as countering massive fraudulent calls carried out through virtual communication channels. In the structure of the Committee on Legal Statistics and special records of the prosecutor general's office, the Center for forecasting criminal threats and risks of Public Safety has been created. From April 18, 2026, the committee will be assigned a new legislative function – forecast and analytical activities, including the development of recommendations for state bodies. The analysis of the Center shows that a significant part of fraudulent calls are made through messengers (primarily WhatsApp), which means that the activity of criminals has shifted beyond the traditional telecommunications infrastructure. The center has identified 18 new cyber threats, including the use of SMS Blasters (devices for sending mass messages bypassing telecom operators) by criminals located abroad; phishing circulations and deepfake technologies; schemes for exchanging numbers and using unregistered SIM cards. On April 4, 2026, for the first time in the country, the fact of using an SMS blaster was exposed, which indicates that law enforcement agencies are able to quickly identify and suppress new types of cybercrime. The participants of the meeting noted the effectiveness of interdepartmental interaction, as well as systematic work to improve the skills of law enforcement officers in the field of cybersecurity. At the end of the meeting, Berik Asylov noted the need to expand awareness-raising among the public about new approaches and techniques of cybercriminals, as well as to strengthen the responsibility of financial organizations, telecom operators and online platforms for failure or late adoption of appropriate digital and organizational measures to prevent cyber threats to the rights of customers and users within the framework of the tasks assigned to them by law. The contribution of members of the Coordinating Council, cyber police units and the financial monitoring agency to the fight against internet fraud and financial pyramids was also highlighted. It was noted that within the framework of the implementation of the principle of" law and order", large-scale information and explanatory work was carried out aimed at improving the legal literacy of the population and the formation of skills in countering cyber threats.

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