What is Metaverse Crime?

Considering: 

And from Interpol's perspective, what is Metaverse Crime?

  ... What is a metaverse crime?  in the BBC.

Dr Madan Oberoi, Interpol's executive director of technology and innovation, said there are issues with defining a metaverse crime.

"There are crimes where I don't know whether it can still be called a crime or not," he said.

"For example, there have been reported cases of sexual harassment.

"If you look at the definitions of these crimes in physical space, and you try to apply it in the metaverse, there is a difficulty.

"We don't know whether we can call them a crime or not, but those threats are definitely there, so those issues are yet to be resolved."

He said one of the big challenges facing Interpol was raising awareness of these problems.

"My typically used example is that if you have to save a drowning person, you need to know swimming," he said.

"Similarly, if law enforcement is interested to help people who have been hurt in the metaverse, they need to know about the metaverse.

"And that is one of our objectives - to make sure law enforcement personnel start using the metaverse and they become aware.

"In that sense, it is very important."  .... '

Interpol Policing the Metaverse

Never seen this before,  Interpol involved in this kind of activity.  Has it been common?  Note mentions they are creating their own VR space. 

Interpol working out how to police the metaverse, In the BBC , By Marc Cieslak & Tom Gerken

Interpol secretary general Jurgen Stock says the global police agency is investigating how the organisation could police crime in the metaverse.

The metaverse is the widely-discussed, but not yet realised, concept that in the future people will be represented by 3D avatars in their online lives.

Interpol has built its own virtual reality (VR) space, where users can do training and attend virtual meetings.

Mr Stock said it is important for the agency to not get left behind.

"Criminals are sophisticated and professional in very quickly adapting to any new technological tool that is available to commit crime," he said., "We need to sufficiently respond to that. Sometimes lawmakers, police, and our societies are running a little bit behind., "We have seen if we are doing it too late, it already impacts trust in the tools we are using, and therefore the metaverse. In similar platforms that already exist, criminals are using it."

The environment, which can only be accessed through secure servers, enables police officers to experience what the metaverse could be, giving them a sense of the crimes that could occur, and how they could be policed.... ' 

Interpol Arrests Cybercrime Suspects

Don't know much about Interpol, and how useful it can be regarding security,  but was once involved with data that they had gathered  regarding supply chain practices. Now how might we leverage this data? 

Interpol arrests over 1,000 suspects linked to cyber crime   By Bill Toulas  in Bleepingcomputer

Interpol has coordinated the arrest of 1,003 individuals linked to various cyber-crimes such as romance scams, investment frauds, online money laundering, and illegal online gambling.

This crackdown results from a four-month action codenamed ‘Operation HAEICHI-II,’ which took place in twenty countries between June and September 2021.

These were Angola, Brunei, Cambodia, Colombia, China, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Korea (Rep. of), Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines, Romania, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, and Vietnam.  ... '