Apart from people all over the world, the government is also worried about cyber crime. Where apart from being victims of cyber fraud, things like making people cyber slaves are also coming to the fore. In such a situation, a survey of cyber crime around the world has recently come out. In which a list of top 10 countries in the world where cyber crimes occur the most has been released. You will be surprised to know that the first name in this list is from Russia. Where cyber crimes occur the most.
These countries come at second and third place
According to the World Cyber Crime Index, 100 countries have been ranked in this list. In which ranking has been given on the basis of various categories of cyber crimes including ransomware, credit card theft. Ukraine’s name comes second in this list. At the third place in this list is the name of China. Most cyber crimes are reported in these countries. After this there are America, Nigeria and Romania. According to research published in PLOS One journal, North Korea is at seventh place, Britain is at eighth place and Brazil is at ninth place in this list.
India got this place
India ranks 10th in the world in terms of cyber crime. In which the most common type of fraud is related to people making advance fee payment. India has been found to ‘specialize’ in scams. Romania and America were found to be high in both high-tech and low-tech crimes. The authors wrote that in short each country has a different profile, which reflects a unique local dimension. According to study co-author Miranda Bruce from Oxford University, UK, we now have a deeper understanding of cyber crime. We know how different types of cyber crimes are happening in different countries.