Cybercrime units should upgrade their technology amid the a surge of cases of online crime during the coronavirus disease pandemic, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said. | CMarquezINQ
“It is expected that during these pandemic times, where direct personal interactions are reduced, more crimes will be committed in cyberspace,” Guevarra told reporters after Office of Cybercrime of the Department of Justice launched its first webinar on cybercrime in this time of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As Perete pointed out, phishing and online selling scams are punishable under the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 and misinformation is punishable under the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act.
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