According to Stock, criminals have started targeting users on platforms similar to the metaverse, adding that “we need to sufficiently respond to that.”
The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO), or Interpol, studies how to control crime in different ways. However, Interpol’s chief of staff believes there is a problem with the metaverse’s definition of crime.
According to the BBC, Interpol Secretary General Jurgen Stock has revealed the agency’s intention to oversee criminal activity in the Metaverse. Stock pointed to the ability of “sophisticated and professional” criminals to adapt to new technological tools to commit crimes.
The move to control the Metaverse comes almost four months after Interpol launched its own Metaverse in October 2022 during Interpol’s 90th General Assembly in New Delhi, India.
“As the number of users of the metaverse increases and technology develops, the list of possible crimes will likely include crimes against children, data theft, money laundering, money laundering, fraud, forgery, ransomware, phishing and sexual assault and threats.”
According to Stock, criminals have started targeting users on platforms like Metaverse, adding that “we need to respond to that properly.” However, the organization has problems explaining the metaverse. Madan Oberoi, Interpol’s Director of Technology and Innovation, said:
“There are crimes where I don’t know if it still qualifies as a crime or not. If you look at the details of these crimes in the physical space and try to put them in the metaverse, there is a possibility.
In addition, he revealed that Interpol is also being challenged to know about possible crimes. Along with its launch at Metaverse in October 2022, the organization created a team dedicated to fighting crypto-crime.
The moves follow Interpol’s “red notice” issued to global law enforcement in September for the arrest of Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon.
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