Significant Rise In Cybercrime Activity During Covid-19 Pandemic: United Nation

New York: With the global pandemic has taken place a 350% increase in phishing websites was reported in the first quarter of the year, many targeting hospitals and health care systems and hindering their work the United Nation counterterrorism chief has said.

Vladimir Voronkov on Thursday told the UN Security Council that the upsurge in phishing sites was part of ‘a significant rise in cybercrime in recent months’ reported by speakers at last month’s first Virtual Counterterrorism Week at the United Nations. He said the UN and global experts don’t yet fully understand ‘the impact and consequences of the pandemic on global peace and security, and more specifically on organized crime and terrorism.’

The increase in internet usage and cybercrime during the pandemic further compounds the problem. The weeklong meeting was attended by representatives from 134 countries, 88 civil society, and private sector organisations, 47 international and regional organisations, and 40 United Nations bodies, he said.