Kyrgyz National Bank survey finds 7% lost money to cyberattacks in 2025

September 10, 2026 at 01:04 PM2 min

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Seven percent of surveyed Kyrgyzstanis reported losing money to a hacking or phishing attack in 2025, according to a National Bank financial literacy study. The share of respondents who had bank card information stolen rose to 3 percent from 1 percent in 2021. Meanwhile, the share who invested in pyramid schemes fell to 5 percent from 8 percent.

Key Facts

Seven percent of surveyed Kyrgyzstanis reported losing money to a hacking or phishing attack in 2025, up from 4 percent in 2021.
The share of respondents who had bank card information stolen rose to 3 percent in 2025 from 1 percent in 2021.
The share who invested in a pyramid scheme or other fraudulent scheme fell to 5 percent from 8 percent in 2021.
Only 2 percent of respondents said they would contact their bank directly after receiving a suspicious link, while 54 percent would ignore the message.
Twenty-four percent of participants achieved the minimum target score of 70 out of 100 on the digital financial literacy test.

Cyberattack Losses

The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic published the 2025 financial literacy survey results. Seven percent of respondents reported losing money to a hacking or phishing attack, compared with 4 percent in the 2021 survey. The share of respondents who experienced theft of bank card information increased from 1 percent to 3 percent.

Fraud Scheme Exposure

The share of respondents who invested money in a pyramid scheme or other fraudulent scheme decreased from 8 percent in 2021 to 5 percent in 2025. Four percent of respondents shared personal information in correspondence or a phone conversation with a fraudster, down from 7 percent in 2021.

Suspicious Link Response

Nineteen percent of respondents said they would click a suspicious link purportedly from a bank, and 12 percent would call the number provided. Fifty-four percent would ignore the message, 30 percent did not know how to respond, and only 2 percent intended to contact the bank directly. Twenty-four percent of participants achieved the minimum target score of 70 out of 100 on the digital financial literacy test.