Europol: Pandemic sees criminals target online shoppers

Fears of catching the virus have driven a sharp increase in online shopping, which in turn has led to a major rise in delivery fraud in the second year of the pandemic, Europol said in its annual cybercrime report. — Business card photo created by jannoon028 - www.freepik.com

THE HAGUE: The coronavirus pandemic has sparked a sharp rise in online shopping fraud, Europe’s policing agency warned on Nov 11, saying criminals continued to prey on victims working from home.

Fears of catching the virus have driven a sharp increase in online shopping, which in turn has led to a major rise in delivery fraud in the second year of the pandemic, Europol said in its annual cybercrime report.