AMMAN —The number of cybercrimes registered in
Jordan rose last year to nearly 13,000, an increase of 3,000 crimes from 2020,
according to the Director of the
Criminal Investigation Unit (CIU) at the
Public Security Directorate, Major Mahmoud Al-Maghaira, Al-Ghad news reported.
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Maghaira attributed the rise in
cybercrime cases last year to the use of social media for long hours during the
lockdown periods imposed in response to the spread of the epidemic.
He added that most
cybercrimes committed
involve libel, slander and defamation, spreading rumors, hate speech and
extortion, in addition to financial fraud. He noted that most victims are women, at a rate of 75 percent compared to men.
According to Maghaira, technological
development had unveiled new patterns of cybercrimes, making it very difficult
to identify and arrest perpetrators, especially since a good number of them are
non-Jordanians who committed their crimes outside Jordanian territory.
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