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UN Convention against Cybercrime
October 31 , 2025
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- The UN Convention against Cybercrime is the world’s first legally binding global treaty to prevent and respond to cybercrimes.
- It was signed by 72 nations in Hanoi, Việt Nam, and entered into force 90 days after ratification by at least 40 UN member states.
- It establishes the first global framework for the collection, sharing, and use of electronic evidence for all serious offences.
- The convention criminalizes cyber-dependent crimes, online fraud, online child sexual abuse, grooming of children, and non-consensual dissemination of intimate images.
- It creates the first global 24/7 cooperation network for rapid international collaboration on cybercrime cases.
- Cybercrimes include cyber-enabled crimes such as online fraud and trafficking, and cyber-dependent crimes such as phishing, identity theft, malware, and ransomware.
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