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What Has Been The Impact Of COVID-19 Pandemic On Cybercrimes?

Kazim Rizvi, Founding Director of The Dialogue covered an entire gamut of threats that online world poses and the precautions that can help everyone stay safe online. Mr Rizvi, explained that because of the Pandemic the surge in people using the internet has also led to more of their data being available online and so the crimes have also increased.

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Digital environment that the pandemic created has further taken over practically every aspect of our lives. All our needs are being met online. Young adults, especially those in schools, are consuming and interacting with data like never before. But we are not just getting from the online world, we are also giving out something vital - information. About us. Without even knowing it.

Cybercrime, which includes everything from theft and embezzlement to data hacking and identity theft, was up 600% as a result of the pandemic. But the vast majority of the teens and young adults are not aware of the perils of the online world.

Issues of data security and privacy are not widely known. The frequent use of digital tools to lure young people into dangerous and compromising situations is not known. The infinite possibilities and types of cybercrime are not known.