Belarusians lost more than 28 million rubles to cybercrime in 2026

The total damage from cybercrime in Belarus in 2026 has exceeded 28 million rubles, according to the Prosecutor General's Office. Andrei Haiev, director of the National Personal Data Protection Centre, also said that more than 28 million rubles had been swindled out of citizens.

Per resident, that is about 3.1 rubles, based on a population of 9085991 as of 2025.

Part of the money people gave to fraudsters themselves. According to Haiev, deceived Belarusians handed over more than 11.5 million rubles to criminals. The Belarusian Interior Ministry cites the same 11.5 million rubles for the first nine months of 2026. Per resident, that is about 1.3 rubles.

Haiev also said that, thanks to preventive and explanatory work, this year almost 10 million rubles were kept from being transferred to accounts not controlled by citizens.

According to the Prosecutor General's Office, more than 7000 cybercrimes have been recorded in the country since the start of 2026. These are cases of digital fraud causing real damage to citizens. Back in May 2026 it was reported that more than 7000 people had suffered from the actions of cybercriminals since the start of the year.

"Every third crime in Belarus is cyber-related. Moreover, there is a trend toward growth in this type of offence," Haiev said.

According to the relevant agencies, the number of cybersecurity crimes has grown by a further 10 percent this year, while the overall number of crimes in the country has fallen. In January and February 2026, according to private Belarusian outlets operating in the country, the growth was 22%, and the number of cybercrimes exceeded 3100.

The trend has not been linear. In July 2025 it was reported that the number of cybercrimes had fallen by 18% since the start of that year. In 2023, according to the official channel of a state body, more than 10 thousand such crimes were recorded.