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.
