The figures were presented at a regular meeting of the ministry’s board chaired by Minister of Internal Affairs Aziz Toshpulatov.
A total of 9,282 cybercrimes were detected in Uzbekistan during January–June. The ministry said 2026 had been declared the “Year of Combating Cybercrime” within its system, prompting an expansion of preventive measures aimed at curbing cybercrime, improving public awareness of cybersecurity and warning citizens about online risks.
A special system developed in cooperation with the Central Bank helped prevent UZS 29 trillion from being transferred abroad illegally and block 18,838 bank cards associated with criminal offences.
Of the cybercrimes detected, 4,011 were identified proactively. More than UZS 120.496 billion in financial losses suffered by over 13,000 citizens was recovered, according to the ministry.
Authorities also conducted an extensive public awareness campaign, reaching more than 23 million people across the country. The campaign focused on warning citizens about cyber threats and preventing them from becoming victims of online fraud and other cybercrimes.
At the meeting, however, officials said the measures taken so far were not sufficient.
Law enforcement agencies were instructed to examine citizens’ complaints more thoroughly and analyze the causes of cybercrime and the factors that enable such offences in greater depth.
Additional tasks were also set to strengthen the cybersecurity knowledge and skills of internal affairs officers. The ministry said training should be intensified to familiarize officers with modern information technologies and new methods of detecting and combating cybercrime.
