UN Reports Sharp Increase in Cybercrime During Pandemic

Vladimir Voronkov told the UN Security Council that the upsurge in phishing sites was part of “a significant rise in cybercrime in recent months.”

HIGHLIGHTS

• The weeklong meeting was attended by representatives from 134 countries
• 88 civil society and private organisations joined the meeting
• A 350 percent increase in phishing websites was reported in Q1
• A 350 percent increase in phishing websites was reported in the first quarter of the year, many targeting hospitals and health care systems and hindering their work responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN counterterrorism chief said Thursday.