How Cybercriminals Take Advantage of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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With 2020 being the year of the global COVID-19 pandemic, it has also become the year of globally widespread working from home offices, and attending school online from home. Cybercrime is increasing dramatically in many ways never before seen as a result of these quickly established new working and learning environments. • How has cybercrime increased since the COVID-19 pandemic started becoming noticed? • Which new types of cybercrimes were created to take advantage of the many different COVID-19 circumstances? • What do Europol and Interpol research reports reveal about cybercrimes? • Are existing laws insufficient for new types of cybercrimes? Rebecca discusses these issues, and many more about cybercrime, with world renown cybercrime expert and member of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime expert team, Pauline Reich. Contact Pauline at: cyberasia2@gmail.com