In 2023, the Italian authorities covering cyber crime and online safety investigated over 9,500 cases of offence against individuals perpetrated on the internet. The authorities put approximately 1,230 people under investigations for alleged crimes against the person committed on the internet, as well as arresting 19 people for crimes such as cyber stalking, online defamation, and revenge porn.
crimes against the person refer to crime committed to exercit harm to another person
Supplementary notes
According to the source, the crimes against the person here reported include cases of stalking, online defamation, threats, revenge porn, harassment, sextortion, unlawful data processing, substitution of person, hate speech, and suicidal intentions.
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Associazione Italiana per la Sicurezza Informatica. (March 28, 2024). Cyber crime against individuals in Italy in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465797/cyber-offence-against-person-italy/
Associazione Italiana per la Sicurezza Informatica. "Cyber crime against individuals in Italy in 2023." Chart. March 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465797/cyber-offence-against-person-italy/
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