![]() The FBI reported a 400% increase in reports of cybercrime 1 in the first month of the pandemic and a 7% increase in cybercrime reports in 2021 compared to 2020 2. This sharp increase in the use of the internet, however, also led to a rise in malicious online activity including large scale data breaches, online scams, and other cyber-attacks: At the same time, the world has seen an unparalleled spread of misinformation online since the start of the pandemic. Over the last two years, the Covid-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the wellbeing of internet users across the world.Īs social distancing was adopted and most face-to-face economic activity came to a halt, many people found their lives changed from one day to the next as they started fully working, socializing, and living online. ![]() ~ Mike Abramowitz, President of Freedom House Introduction We’re proud that Freedom House’s Freedom on the Net report informs Avast’s work to strengthen digital wellbeing.” This vital report illustrates that cyberattacks go hand in hand with online repression.
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