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05.02.2026
PROCEDURE FOR BRINGING TO CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR UNLAWFUL INFLUENCE ON CRITICAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE CLARIFIED

The State Duma adopted in the first reading draft amendments to the Criminal Code regarding criminal liability for unlawful interference with critical information infrastructure of the Russian Federation. 

It is proposed to clarify that criminal liability for unauthorised access or violation of operating rules is threatened if the act resulted in the destruction, blocking, modification, or copying of computer information included in the critical information infrastructure of the Russian Federation. 
It is proposed that a person who violates the rules for the operation of means of storing, processing or transmitting information be exempted from criminal liability if he/she actively contributed to the disclosure and (or) investigation of the crime, including taking the necessary measures to preserve traces of unlawful influence, unless the actions contain other elements of a crime.

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