Russia: Ministry of Digital Development opened consultation on draft federal law for combating offences committed using information and communication technologies (Project ID 159652)

On 26 August 2025, the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation opened a consultation on the draft federal law “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation (in terms of combating offences committed using information and communication technologies)”, until 16 September 2025. The explanatory note states that the proposal implements Presidential Order No. Pr-706 of 1 April 2025 and Government protocol No. DG-P10-40pr of 13 May 2025. The draft law aims to prevent fraud through cooperation between communications operators and credit organisations, applying protective measures for subscribers when suspicious behaviour is detected, regulating user authorisation on the Unified Portal of Public Services (EPGU), and enabling out-of-court blocking of phishing and malware sites. The draft also proposes amendments to several federal laws, including the Federal Law on Communications, Federal Law on Information, Information Technologies and Protection of Information, Federal Law on Personal Data, Federal Law on Electronic Signature, Federal Law on Biometric Identification and Authentication, and the Federal Law on the Creation of the State Information System for Combating ICT-related Offences.