OREANDA-NEWS According to the results of the first half of the year, the crime in the sphere of high technologies in Russia grew by almost 1.5 times, according to statistics from the Prosecutor General. 

In general, over six million crimes were registered in Russia in six months - 1.9% more than in the first half of 2018. The increase in crime was noted in 55 regions. The surge in computer crime has become one of the most visible trends over this period. 

"For the first half of 2019, law enforcement agencies recorded 117,640 (+46.8%) crimes committed using information and telecommunication technologies or in the field of computer information," the release said. 

More than half of the crimes, 57.8%, are still committed by repeat offenders. Teenage crime decreased by 8.9%. The total damage from crime amounted to 303.7 billion rubles - 6.7% less than in the first half of 2018.