The year 2022, which is coming to an end, has become a record year in terms of the number and size of leaks of personal data of Russians. According to Roskomnadzor, in less than a year, 60 major incidents occurred in Russia, containing more than 230 million records with personal information of citizens. This is more than in the previous three years combined: according to the Network Freedoms Project, 41 leaks were detected from 2019 to 2021.
Attackers leaked to the network not only the names, dates of birth, addresses of residence and e-mail boxes of Russians, but also information about passports, medical data, details of online orders, encrypted passwords and other equally sensitive information. The list of companies that leaked this year included telecom operators (Rostelecom, Beeline and Tele2), online stores and delivery services (Yandex.Food, SDEK), medical centers (Hemotest, Health Clinic), online cinemas and video hosting sites (Start, Yappi), carriers (Pobeda, Utair, AzurAir, Russian Railways), etc.