Increasing number of cybercrimes

Increasing number of cybercrimes

This is just to share the following article by Aditi Aryal & Shuvam Dhunganam  published in today's "The Kathmandu Post"  April 28, 2020. They have made us aware about the increasing number of cyber crimes during this lockdown period. 

With everyone forced indoors and online by the lockdown, cases of cybercrime are increasing

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The country has been under a strict lockdown for over a month now. The prohibitions on all public movement have meant that everyone is stuck indoors with ample time on their hands, which is leading to a rise in cybercrimes, according to the Nepal Police. 

“During the lockdown, most people are at home and are constantly on their computers and on the internet. This has led to an increase in cases of cybercrimes,” said Senior Superintendent Nabinda Aryal, chief of the Nepal Police’s central cyber bureau.

Nearly 200 complaints have been filed at the bureau since the lockdown began on March 24—an average of almost six a day. The bureau recorded around four complaints a day before the lockdown.