UN: Pandemic Has Produced 600% Increase In Cybercrime Worldwide

Business Insider reports there has been 600% rise in malicious emails during the coronavirus pandemic.

So says UN disarmament chief Izumi Nakamitsu, who says cyber criminals have targeted healthcare and medical research facilities.

Experts and federal officials in the US have voiced concerns about attacks against online operations like unemployment claims and primary votes.

Nakamitsu said the threat facing information and communications technology "is urgent.