Long Covid: dishonest consequences

The economic crime impact of Covid-19 is incalculably greater than even the most accurate estimates of losses to wrongful claims on government support schemes: the lockdowns drove everyone online, suggesting new opportunities to gain at others' expense, whether at work remotely, perhaps merely by loaning personal credentials for a fee or as a social engineer to steal the same and access accounts. Paul Cochrane looks at the legacy effect of the pandemic on fraudulent behaviour as well as how it is affecting a specific demographic.

The economic crime impact of Covid-19 is incalculably greater than even the most accurate estimates of losses to wrongful claims on government support schemes: the lockdowns drove everyone online, suggesting new opportunities to gain at others' expense, whether at work remotely, perhaps merely by loaning personal credentials for a fee or as a social engineer to steal the same and access accounts. Paul Cochrane looks at the legacy effect of the pandemic on fraudulent behaviour as well as how it is affecting a specific demographic.