- Global police agency Interpol said it was preparing for the risk that online immersive environments – the “metaverse” – could create new kinds of cybercrime and allow existing crime to take place on a larger scale.
- The metaverse became a tech buzzword in 2021.
- Facebook announced it was changing its name to Meta in October 2021 to mark its shift towards this idea.
Interpol says metaverse opens up new world of cybercrime
