Vladimir Putin has approved the introduction of criminal responsibility for stealing money from the card using spetsustroystv – Kommersant

                             
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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law introducing criminal responsibility for stealing money from bank cards with the help of special devices (called skimming ). Amendments made to the article. 187 of the Criminal Code (making or sale of counterfeit credit or payment cards and other payment documents), according to a text posted on the official portal of legal information.

According to the law, the penalty is up to five years of forced labor or up to six years imprisonment with a fine of 100 thousand. 300 thousand. rub. or the salary or other income for a period of one to two years. If a group of criminals acted in collusion – the sentence would be seven years and a fine – 1 mln., As in the present edition.

Earlier, the Central Bank of Russia offered to introduce criminal responsibility is not only for the production of equipment for unauthorized reading of the information from the ATM (skimming) and malware, but also for their use and storage. Since skimmingovoe equipment business in China, the rate of the penalty is nothing Russian fraudsters still not threatened.

For more information on the initiative of the Central Bank, read the material “b” ” Banking fraudsters painted maximum program ».