The UN disarmament chief warned that cybercrime is on the rise, with a 600 percent increase in malicious emails during the pandemic.
A variety of phishing campaigns are taking advantage of the heightened focus on Covid-19 to distribute malware, steal credentials, and scam users out of money.
Izumi Nakamitsu told an informal meeting of the UN Security Council that the coronavirus crisis is moving the world toward increased technological innovation and online collaboration but, there are also reports of cyber attacks taking place worldwide.
Nakamitsu said the threat from misusing information and communications technology ‘is urgent’.
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