Interpol wants to police metaverse crimes, reveals secretary general

cointelegraph.com:

The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO), a.k.a, Interpol, is investigating how it could police crimes in the metaverse. However, a top Interpol executive believes there are issues with defining a metaverse crime.

Interpol’s intent to oversee criminal activities on the metaverse was revealed by secretary general Jurgen Stock, according to BBC. Stock highlighted the ability of “sophisticated and professional” criminals to adapt to new technological tools for committing crimes.

The move for policing metaverse comes nearly four months after the international organization launched its own metaverse in October 2022, at the 90th Interpol General Assembly in New Delhi, India.

During this launch, the announcement read:

According to Stock, criminals have started targeting users on platforms similar to the metaverse, adding that “We need to sufficiently respond to that.” However, the organization faces issues with defining a metaverse crime. Madan Oberoi, Interpol's executive director of technology and innovation, stated:

Moreover, he revealed that Interpol is also challenged with raising awareness about possible metaverse crimes.

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In parallel to launching into the metaverse in October 2022, the organization created a dedicated unit to fight crypto crimes.

#Crypto currencies are emerging as major threat across the globe: Jurgen Stock, Interpol chiefThe Interpol global complex for innovation in Singapore is working on a mechanism to deal with challenges emerging from #Cryptocurency

The initiatives followed Interpol’s “red notice” to global law enforcement in September for the arrest of Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon.