Europol highlights Covid-driven boom in organised cyber crime as fraud, grooming and malware flourish

15th November 2021Sarah Gibbons, Contributing Editor, Policing Insight

Pandemic lockdowns and remote working have fuelled a significant growth in cyber crime, according to Europol’s latest Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment, with fraud and grooming – including the distribution of explicit self-generated material – presenting major challenges for investigators; Policing Insight Deputy Editor Sarah Gibbons looks at the key threats highlighted in the report, and what steps policing can take to mitigate them.

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