The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan has reminded citizens to follow basic digital security rules to protect personal data and financial information. The agency highlighted phishing, malware, password guessing and other fraud schemes as the most common cyber threats, and warned that artificial intelligence is increasing risks by enabling more convincing phishing messages as well as fake voice and video recordings. The guidance tells consumers not to share personal data or copies of documents with third parties, not to post photos of documents, bank cards or other sensitive information in public, and not to upload documents containing personal or financial information to artificial intelligence services whose reliability has not been verified. It also urges users to protect accounts with strong unique passwords and two-factor authentication, never disclose passwords or verification codes, and treat calls and messages requesting urgent transfers or confidential information with caution. Consumers should not install software at the request of unknown individuals, should verify suspicious contacts through official channels, and should regularly monitor device and banking service security, including connected applications and transaction alerts. If personal data may have been exposed, the agency advises immediate password changes, blocking the bank card or remote banking access, contacting the bank and, if necessary, law enforcement authorities.

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