Phishing and scams could operate differently when augmented reality and virtual reality are involved, Oberoi said. Child safety issues were also a concern, he said.
said it was preparing for the risk that online immersive environments – the « metaverse » – could create new kinds of
and allow existing crime to take place on a larger scale.
Interpol’s member countries have raised concerns about how to prepare for possible metaverse crime,
« Some of the crimes may be new to this medium, some of the existing crimes will be enabled by the medium and taken to a new level, » he said.
Phishing and scams could operate differently when augmented reality and virtual reality are involved,
said.
