Fraud accounted for more than 50 percent of suspected cyber crime cases related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) that were recorded by the police in Japan in 2020. These included cases, for instance, in which customers paid for masks on online shopping websites without receiving the products they paid for. Cases involving suspicious e-mails and websites made up more than 15 percent during that year. In total, the police counted 887 cases of suspected cyber crimes related to COVID-19 in 2020.
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National Police Agency (Japan). (March 4, 2021). Share of suspected cyber crime cases related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Japan in 2020, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226025/japan-share-of-suspected-cyber-crime-cases-related-to-coronavirus-by-type/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Share of suspected cyber crime cases related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Japan in 2020, by type." Chart. March 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226025/japan-share-of-suspected-cyber-crime-cases-related-to-coronavirus-by-type/
National Police Agency (Japan). (2021). Share of suspected cyber crime cases related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Japan in 2020, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226025/japan-share-of-suspected-cyber-crime-cases-related-to-coronavirus-by-type/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Share of Suspected Cyber Crime Cases Related to The Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Japan in 2020, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226025/japan-share-of-suspected-cyber-crime-cases-related-to-coronavirus-by-type/
National Police Agency (Japan), Share of suspected cyber crime cases related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Japan in 2020, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226025/japan-share-of-suspected-cyber-crime-cases-related-to-coronavirus-by-type/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of suspected cyber crime cases related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Japan in 2020, by type [Graph], National Police Agency (Japan), March 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226025/japan-share-of-suspected-cyber-crime-cases-related-to-coronavirus-by-type/