Economic Impacts of Post Pandemic Cyber Crimes – A Global Overview
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https://doi.org/10.53724/inspiration/v6n2.05Keywords:
Cyber Crimes, Corona Virus, Cyber Attacks, PhishingAbstract
Cybercrimes have become as common as petty crimes and at every level we can face situations that make us vulnerable to cybercrimes through links, text messages on phones, scam phone calls etc. that demand to sensitive information and misuse them. The 2019-2021 Corona Virus (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemic has shown a drastic increase in cybercrimes. As use of technology, remote access work and communication rise, increase in digital process increase, it has also made people vulnerable to many different types of cyber-attacks such as phishing, malwares and social engineering. It has also resulted in commercial theft of intellectual property. This paper tries to throw light on economic loses that have occurred due to cybercrimes.
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