This cyber criminals They massacred during the worst period of the corona virus epidemic and they continue to do so. In the Murcian Community, more than half complaints received by National Police According to the Crime Balance of the Ministry of the Interior, the Region of Murcia is the autonomous community with the highest increase in cybercrime in 2022. cyber criminals (like lifelong criminals) it preys on the most vulnerable: children and the elderly.
Specifically, as stated in the last document published by Marlaska department (the data corresponds to the period between January and December 2022), cybercrime increased in the Murcian Community 24.1% compared to the previous year. It’s a worsening statistic when compared to figures recorded in 2019, the last year before the pandemic. Interior states that since then, digital crime has increased by 146.5% in the Region.
Autonomy recorded a total of 9,937 such illegal acts last year. in 2021 There were 8,009 crimesFour years ago, the number was 4,031 before covid caused these cybernetic ‘bad guys’ to gain momentum.
Hackers camouflage digital scams with an umbrella of false offers on new apps and rewards
Among digital crimes, fraud is a great danger for internet users. This type of crime represents 86.7% of the total crimes. number of perpetrators in the province: there were 8,619 cases in 2022; It was 6,754 in 2021, and just 3,358 before the pandemic.
False princes in distress
“There is a sentence from a colleague who said that the cybercriminal will no longer rob your house: steals from yours”recently told La Opinión, head of the Technological Research Team. Civil Guard in the AreaHe emphasized that “sometimes the first virus is the user who reaches where they shouldn’t be”. This is what happens to babies and the elderly: they unwittingly end up on pages or apps that are victims of cyber crooks.
And scam types on the Internet have mutated and evolved over the years, as have users, and they no longer receive as many emails as they used to, for example, demanding some money in return. promises like the legacy of a foreign prince who dies smoothly. Oddly enough, an American prince or lady who wrote to someone from the District telling him that he had decided to leave all his money for no reason. Although, as expert researchers point out, Technological Crimesthis keeps happening and people keep biting.
More than half of the complaints received by the National Police in the region are about cyber fraud.
Also, many methods seeking more sophistication and vulnerability those less accustomed to dealing with scam attempts: children and the elderly.
Increasing use of technology by children and the elderly the rise of cybercrime The focus is on these age ranges because they are generally less knowledgeable about how to avoid such scams. Which criminals would consider an easy target.
It is obvious how they managed to deceive children who do not know what fraud is. have a bank accountThe key is that they do it as a game.
in games with little ones having fun with mobile phone (often with their parents’ terminal as these are kids too young to have their own phone) more and more ads pop up Products that cybercriminals take advantage of, which may include additional payments: children click unintentionally. Hackers camouflage digital scams under the umbrella of fake offers about new apps and rewards. So by playing the most popular online games, they steal parents’ bank and personal information’trapswhere minors fall.
experts, many phishing attempts They hide behind fake offers selling goodies to children: they are asked to download the latest version of a potentially fraudulent game or enter data to receive free rewards on a particular game. They accept it without knowing what it is.
When it comes to seniors, something similar: they accept notifications on their cell phones that jump at them, and they assume it is. They are real messages that seem to come from the bank. and the warning that the account has been blocked.
The person in charge said Technological Research Team “A murder can be solved in two days, but a cybercrime is more complex”. Permits must be sought from judicial authorities and operators, sometimes companies not in the Region: they are not even in Spain.
They introduce children to dangers such as gambling and cryptocurrencies.
Fernando Miró is the director of the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) Crime Center in the neighboring province of Alicante and is dedicated to applied scientific research and training of professionals in the analysis, prevention and treatment of crime. It warns that ‘phishing’, the name currently given to crimes of obtaining personal and bank information, has changed: “You no longer need access to the account, but simply pick it up to pay. In simpler ways, like Bizum,” he says.
“Everything becomes a game now, and it is the apps themselves that introduce children to dangerous dynamics such as the world of betting or cryptocurrencies, financial investments for which they are not yet ready,” says Fernando Miro.
According to him, “one of the most obvious solutions is not to share electronic devices because the child does not control the message he receives, but the father is not aware of what the game his children participate in can involve”.
“The key is that there is more education for children and parents and the elderly alike to know how to use technology safely and the dangers they may face.”
Prosecutor’s Notice
District Attorney General, Jose Luis Diaz Manzanera, also warned of the problem with cybercrime: the difficulty of stopping (or even locating) criminals moving online. “It is enough to have an email account to sign up for social networks, so anyone can sign up and unsubscribe in a short time,” the prosecutor explains, explaining how he sees the “cybercrime author trail.” transform and disappear quickly.
The problem with video games where minors bite without knowing what they’re doing is that what the apps are doing is legal. Little ones accept without knowing what they’re accepting or that they’ll make accusations later. your father’s or mother’s bank accountaccount they do not need to type: already associated with the phone.
Going palms in cybercrime in the Region by municipalities Murciaonly 3,214 in 2022, then Cartagenawith 1.519 and Molina de Segurawith 528. lorcaThere were 444 illegal online last year; inside mazarron200.