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More than two-thirds of the world’s population accessed the Internet in 2023, connectivity has changed lives and brought countless benefits, but the digital world also brings significant risks.

Cybercriminals exploit online systems through malware, ransomware and hacking to steal money, data, and other valuable information, and they use information and communication technology to facilitate other crimes, recruit victims, perpetrate scams and launder money. The threat is only growing.  Transnational organized criminal groups have set up scam farms, running billion-dollar criminal enterprises and defrauding victims from around the world through online romance schemes, investment fraud and other scams. At the same time, these criminal groups are luring people through online platforms and trafficking them to work in the scam centres. Prevention is the best defence against online threats, and the international community needs urgently to raise greater awareness of the dangers of online fraud, recruitment and trafficking. International cooperation must also be strengthened as cybercrime and online scams are cross-border threats, exploiting scam victims in the most developed countries and trafficking victims in the most impoverished, and Member States must work together in order to effectively prevent and address such crimes, and protect people. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) leads the UN response to cybercrime with training and support to countries across the world. Drawing upon the Office’s specialized expertise on fighting transnational organized crime and corruption and supporting criminal justice systems, UNODC provides technical assistance to strengthen prevention, reform legislative reform, build and upskill law enforcement capabilities and improve international cooperation.

Links:
Day against Cybercrime