Russian Cyber Firm Blocks Over 1 Billion Harmful Clicks During National Exams

As students sat for their final exams, AI-powered systems intercepted more than a billion attempts to access dangerous websites—highlighting the scale of digital threats targeting teens.

During Russia’s 2025 Unified State Exam (EGE), a domestic cybersecurity provider prevented more than 1.6 billion attempts by students to access malicious websites. These detections occurred over just one month, underscoring how aggressively online threats target youth during exam season.

In Tyumen Oblast alone, the provider blocked nearly 5 million cyberthreats—30 percent more than during the same period in 2024. The highest number of blocked attempts came from students in the Central Federal District (620.5 million), followed by Siberia (197.6 million), the Volga region (180.5 million), the Urals (120 million), the Far East (117.6 million), and Northwestern Russia (85 million), according to telecom giant Rostelecom.

Artificial intelligence also played a critical role in monitoring behavior during exams. Neural networks analyzed video feeds to detect rule violations and the use of unauthorized items.

From May 23 to July 4, more than 133,000 cameras streamed live footage from over 70,000 exam rooms across the country. The AI flagged over 1,000 suspicious actions—more than 800 of which were later confirmed by human moderators.